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The Office of Compline for September 20, 2026

The 17th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 20 )

ORISON: Richard de Castre’s Prayer to Jesus – Richard Runciman Terry (1865-1938); arr. for men’s voices by Vernon Nicodemus 

PSALMS 134 & 4 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) 

HYMN 627: Lamp of our feet (Tune: Nun danket all und bringet Ehr) — mel. att. Johann Cruger (1598-1662), alt. 

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone VI; harm. Christopher Tye (c. 1505-c. 1573) 

ANTHEM: Tu solus, qui facis mirabilia – Josquin des Prez (c. 1450/1455-1521) 

Jason Anderson, director • Josh Sandoz, reader • Tyler Morse, cantor 

The Office of Compline for September 6, 2026

 The 15th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 18A) 

ORISON: God be in my head – Doug Fullington (b. 1969) 

PSALM 149 – Plainsong, Tone I.9 

HYMN: The duteous day now closeth (Tune: O Welt, ich muss dich lassen) – mel. attr. Heinrich Isaac (c. 1450-1517); harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) 

NUNC DIMITTIS – Arthur Wills (1926-2020) 

ANTHEM: O sing joyfully – Adrian Batten (1591-1637) 

Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, reader • Fred McIlroy, cantor 

The Office of Compline for August 30, 2026

The 14th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 17A) 

ORISON: The shadows of the evening hours – Joshua Haberman (b. 1982) 

PSALM 105:1-6,23-26 – John Fenstermaker (b. 1942) 

HYMN: Lord of all being, throned afar (Tune: Mendon) – German mel., adapt. Lowell Mason (1792-1872) 

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone VII; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627) 

ANTHEM: Salva nos, Domine, vigilantes – Jacob Handl (1550-1591) 

Jason Anderson, director • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor 

The Office of Compline for August 16, 2026

The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

COMPLINE 70th/7th ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND – Special service featuring the men and women of the Compline Choir singing together for the first time.

ORISON: My Song in the Night – Old American Hymn, arr. Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1979)

PSALM 31:1-5, 24 (Ionian Psalter) – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

OFFICE HYMN: ‘Te lucis ante terminum’ from Music for Compline – Kevin Siegfried (b. 1969)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Jessica French (b. 1980)

ANTHEM: Phoenix – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

FINAL RESPONSES (specially composed for this service by Gregory Bloch (b. 1977))

Jamie Balducci & Scott Fikse, readers • John Garlid & Natalie Ingrisano, cantors 

Michael Kleinschmidt, organ & piano • Naomi Kato, harp • Page Smith, violoncello 

Jason Anderson & Rebekah Gilmore, directors 

The Office of Compline for August 9, 2026 – Updated*

The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 14A) 

ORISON: Savior, breathe an evening blessing (Tune: Vesper Hymn) – Dimitri Bortniansky (1751-1825); arr. The Academic Hymnal, 1899

PSALM 105:1-6,16-22 – Margaret Burk (b. 1990)

HYMN 699: Jesus, Lover of my soul (Tune: Aberystwyth) – Joseph Parry (1841-1903); vs. 2 harm. Gregory W. Bloch (b. 1977); vs. 3 harm. Simei Monteiro (b. 1943), alt. 

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone V; harm. Vincente Ripollès (1867-1943) 

ANTHEM: Domine, salva nos (a6) – William Byrd (c. 1539-1623) 

Jason Anderson, director • J. Scott Kovacs, reader • Carl Bolstad, cantor 

*this post originally included the incorrect audio.

The Office of Compline for August 2, 2026

The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 13A)

The Service is performed by the Women’s Compline Choir

ORISON: Salve, porta regis – Codex Las Huelgas, ca. 1300 

PSALM 17 – Sheila Bristow (b. 1969) 

HYMN: Christe qui lux es et dies – Plainsong, Mode II; arr. Kevin Siegfried (b. 1969) 

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainchant, Tone V 

ANTHEM: Abide with me – arr. Shawn Kirchner (b. 1970) 

Rebekah Gilmore, director • Sibyl Adams, reader • Molly Porter, cantor 

The Office of Compline for July 26, 2026

The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 12A)

The Service is performed by the Women’s Compline Choir

ORISON: O Frondens – Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179); arr. Chris Foss (b. 1983)

PSALMS 134 & 4 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014); adapt. Jeff Reynolds (b. 1943) & Gregory Bloch (b. 1977)

HYMN: For the beauty of the earth (Tune: Dix) – Conrad Kocher (1786-1872); arr. Paul John Rudoi (b. 1985) 

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainchant setting 

ANTHEM: Of the Glorious City – Stephanie Martin (b. 1962)

Rebekah Gilmore, director • Jamie Balducci, reader • Natalie Ingrisano, cantor 

The Office of Compline for July 19, 2026

The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 11A) 

ORISON: Dixi forsitan Tenebrae (Tune: Farmborough) – Arthur S. Warrell (1883-1939); arr. Gregory W. Bloch (b. 1977) 

PSALM 139 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) 

HYMN: Almighty God, your word is cast like seed (Tune: Walden) – Jane Manton Marshall (1925-2019); arr. Gregory Bloch (b. 1977) 

NUNC DIMITTIS in E – Charles Wood (1866-1926) 

ANTHEM: Iustus germinabit sicut lilium – Jacob Handl (1551-1591)  

Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, organist • Jeremy Matheis, reader • Tyler Morse, cantor

The Office of Compline for July 15, 2026

The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10A)

ORISON: God be in my head – Scott Fikse (b. 1983) 

PSALM 91 – Plainsong, Tone IV.4 

HYMN 33: Christ, mighty Savior (Tune: Christe, Lux mundi) – Plainsong, Mode VII, Freiburg MS., 14th cent. 

NUNC DIMITTIS in G – Charles Wood (1866-1926) 

ANTHEM: ‘In pace’ from Three Latin Motets – Grayston Ives (b. 1948) 

Scott Fikse, director • Joel Matter, reader • Theo Floor, cantor 

The Office of Compline for June 28, 2026

The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8A) 

ORISON: ‘Psalm 119’ from Six Hymns to Doctor Watts – Alice Parker (1925-2023) 

PSALM 13 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) 

HYMN 609: Where cross the crowded was of life (Tune: Gardiner) – from Sacred Melodies, 1815; arr. William Gardiner (1770-1853) 

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone II; harm. Matteo Palotta (1680-1758) 

ANTHEM: Even such is time – Bob Chilcott (b. 1955) 

Jason Anderson, director • Josh Sandoz, reader • James Wilcox, cantor