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The Office of Compline for January 18, 2026

The Confession of St. Peter

ORISON: You are the Christ, O Lord (Tune: WYNGATE CANON) – Richard Wayne Dirksen (1921-2003)

PSALM 118:14-29 – Plainsong, Tone VIII.1

HYMN: Jesus, priceless treasure (Tune: JESU, MEINE FREUDE) – Johann Cruger (1598-1662), alt.; and J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone III; harm. Carolus Andreae (1550-1627)

ANTHEM: Quem dicunt homines – Jean Richafort (c. 1480-c. 1547)

Jason Anderson, director • Joel Matter reader • Carl Bolstad, cantor

The Office of Compline for January 18, 2015

The Confession of Saint Peter

For this evening’s office, the Compline Choir invited the Saint Mark’s Cathedral Boys & Girls Choir, Rebekah Gilmore, director, to join them. The Compline Choir and Boys & Girls Choir collaborate every two to three years to chant the office of Compline together. 

ORISON: Christ is made the sure foundation (Tune: Urbs beata Jerusalem) – Plainsong, Mode II, Nevers MS, 13th cent.

PSALM 23 – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)

HYMN: You are the Christ, O Lord (Tune: Wyngate Canon) – Richard Wayne Dirksen (1921-2003)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Roger Sherman (b. 1954)

ANTHEM: Steal away to Jesus – arr. Dale Adelmann (b. 1961)

Jason Anderson, director • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • Alan Wheaton, cantor