The Compline Service from St. Mark's Cathedral

The 20th Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: If ye love me – Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) PSALM 1 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) HYMN: Book of books, our people’s strength (Tune: Leibster Jesu) – melody by Johann Rudolph Ahle (1625-1673); harm. George Herbert Palmer (1846-1926) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone II; harm. Matteo Palotta (c. 1688-1758) ANTHEM: I will meditate – Richard T. Proulx (1937-2010) Jason Anderson, director • Jeremy Matheis, reader • Richard Greene, cantor

The 19th Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Dear Lord and Father of mankind – M. Searle Wright (1918-2004) PSALM 96:1-10 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) HYMN: I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Come unto me and rest” (Tune: The Third Tune) – Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) NUNC DIMITTIS:  Plainsong setting, Tone III.4 ANTHEM: The Road Home (Tune: Prospect) – adapt. Stephen Paulus (August 24, 1949 – October 19, 2014) Jason Anderson, director William Turnipseed, reader Alan Wheaton, cantor Brian Glosh, tenor soloist for the anthem

The 18th Sunday after Pentecost: A Celebration of the 50th Compline Anniversary of Kenneth V. Peterson * ORISON: Blest are the pure in heart – M. Searle Wright (1918-2004) PSALM 84 – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014) HYMN: All praise to thee, my God, this night (Tune: Tallis’ Canon) – Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Tonus peregrinus; harm. William Byrd (c. 1540/1543-1623) ANTHEM: Salva nos, Domine, vigilantes – Jakob Handl (1550-1591) Jason Anderson, director Joel Matter, reader Jeremy Matheis, cantor Quartet for Salva nos, Domine, vigilantes: Thomas Adams & Brian Glosh, altos • Alan Wheaton, tenor • Jeremy Matheis, bass * – The Compline Choir celebrated and acknowledged the 50th anniversary of Ken Peterson’s joining the choir in October 1964. The choir offered special words and prayers of thanksgiving for Ken’s ministry with the choir and the choir was joined by a half-dozen alumni who have sung with Ken over the course of his Compline journey. Ken chose all music for the service and was inducted into Stella Completorii Choro (Star of the Compline Choir)—the first inductee for this austere group. Members of Stella Completorii Choro, through word or deed and longevity, have made substantial contributions to the Compline Choir and its community.

The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi ORISON:  ‘Seigneur, je vous en prie’ from Quatre petites prières de Saint-François d’Assise – Francis Poulenc  (1899-1963) PSALM 121 – Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941) HYMN: Most High, omnipotent, good Lord (Tune: Assissi) – Alfred Morton Smith (1879-1971) NUNC DIMITTIS from The Evening Service – Stephen Sturk (b. 1950) ANTHEMS: ‘Tout puissant, trés saint, trés haut’ and ‘O mes très chers frères’ from Quatre petites prières de Saint-François d’Assise – Francis Poulenc Jason Anderson, director Jeffrey Ricco, reader Thomas Adams, cantor

The Eve of the Feast of St. Michael & All Angels ORISON: Jesus came, adored by angels (Tune: Lowry) – Gerald Near (b. 1942) PSALM 103 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Christ, the fair glory of the holy angels (Tune: Caelites plaudant) – Melody from Antiphoner, 1728; harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) NUNC DIMITTIS – Christopher Tye (c. 1505-1572/1573) ANTHEM: Tibi Christe, splendor Patris – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Jason Anderson, director Jeremy Matheis, reader Richard Greene, cantor

The 15th Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Now the day is over (Tune: Merrial) – Joseph Barnby (1838-1896) PSALM 136:1-16, 23-26 – Plainsong, Tonus peregrinus HYMN: Where cross the crowded ways of life (Tune: Gardiner) – from Sacred Melodies, 1815; harm. William Gardiner (1770-1853) NUNC DIMITTIS:  Plainsong setting, Mode II; harm. John Holmes (d. 1629) ANTHEM: Tu solus, qui facis mirabilia – Josquin des Prez (c.?1450/1455-1521) Jason Anderson, director William Turnipseed, reader Kenneth Peterson, cantor

The 14th Sunday after Pentecost • September 14, 2014 ORISON: The duteous day now closeth (Tune: O Welt, ich muss dich lassen) – Melody attr. Heinrich Isaac (c. 1450–1517); harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) PSALM 26:1-3, 6-9, 11-12 [premiere] – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) HYMN: In your mercy, Lord, you called me (Tune: Halton Holgate) – William Boyce (1711-1779) NUNC DIMITTIS: 2-part setting with handbells – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014) ANTHEM: ‘In pace’ from Three Latin Motets [Seattle premiere] – Grayston Ives (b. 1948) Jason Anderson, director Joel Matter, reader Jeremy Matheis, cantor

The 13th Sunday after Pentecost  ORISON: Now cheer our hearts this eventide (Tune: Ach bleib bei uns) – Geistliche Lieder, Leipzig, 1589; harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) PSALM 119:33-48 – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014) HYMN: Help us, O Lord, to learn the truths your word imparts (Tune: St. Ethelwald) – William Henry Monk (1823–1889) NUNC DIMITTIS:  Plainsong, Tone VI; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560–1627) ANTHEM: I give you a new commandment– John Sheppard (c. 1515–1558) Jason Anderson, director Jeffrey Ricco, reader Thomas Adams, cantor

The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Now as the troubled day departs — M. Searle Wright (1918–2004) PSALM 16: Plainsong, Tone II.2 HYMN: God himself is with us (Tune: Tysk) — from Psalm und Choralbuch, 1719 NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Mode VII; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (ca. 1560–1627) ANTHEM: Salva nos, Domine, vigilantes — Jakob Handl (1550–1591) Director: Jason A. Anderson Reader: Jeremy Matheis Cantor: Derek Curtis-Tilton Quartet (Anthem): Thomas Adams, Brian Glosh, Layne Benofsky, Jeremy Matheis

The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost for Carl C. Crosier ORISON: God is love, and where true love is God himself is there (Tune: Ubi caritas [Murray]) — A. Gregory Murray (1905–1992) PSALM 138 [first performance] — Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) HYMN: Lord, make us servants of your peace (Tune: Dickinson College) — Lee Hastings Bristol (1923–1979) NUNC DIMITTIS: Setting by Dana Marsh (b. 1965) ANTHEM: “Ubi caritas,” from Quatre motets sur des thèmes grégoriens, op. 10 — Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986); adapt. for men’s voices by Jeff Junkinsmith (b. 1956) Director: Jason A. Anderson Reader: William Turnipseed Cantor: Richard Greene

St. Mary the Virgin ORISON: Ave Regina caelorum – Leonel Power (ca. 1370/1385–1445) PSALM 34:1-9 – Plainsong, Tone V.2 HYMN: Sing we of  the blessed Mother who received the angel’s word (Tune: Rustington) – C. H. H. Parry (1848–1918) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone VI; anonymous 16th century harmonization ANTHEM: Ave Maria – Franz Biebl (1906–2001) Director: Jason Anderson Reader: Tyler Morse Cantor: Kenneth Peterson Trio in Ave Maria: Tyler Morse, Layne Benofsky, Joel Matter

The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Psalm 119 – Alice Parker; from Six Hymns to Doctor Watts PSALM 85:7-13 – Jason Allen Anderson HYMN: O Love That Casts Out Fear – sung to the tune MOSELY – Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879) NUNC DIMITTIS – fauxbourdon verses by Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625); adapted by Vernon Nicodemus ANTHEM: Rerum Creator Omnium (O Lord, the Maker of All Thing) – attributed to William Mundy (d. 1591?) – edited R. R. Terry Director: Jeremy Matheis Reader: Joel Matter Cantor: Cole Pomeroy

The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Round Me Falls the Night – melody by A. Drese (1620-1701); verse 1 harmonization by S.S. Wesley (1824-1899); verse 2 harmonization by Henry Ley (1887-1962); verse 3 harmonization by J.S. Bach (1685-1750); edition for AATB by Carl M. Bolstad PSALM 91 – plainsong Tone IV HYMN: O Christ, You Are Both Light and Day – Christe, qui Lux es et dies; plainsong, Mode 2, Mailander Hymnen 15th Cent. NUNC DIMITTIS – Arthur Wills (b. 1926) ANTHEM: Call to Remembrance – Richard Farrant (ca. 1525-1580) Director: Jeremy Matheis Reader: Jeff Ricco Cantor: Thomas Adams

The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Maker of All Things – Thomas Tallis (ca. 1505-1585) PSALM 46 – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014) HYMN: All People That on Earth Do Dwell – William Kethe – Old 100th, melody from Pseaumes octante troir de David, 1551 alt. – harm. after Louis Bourgeois (1510?-1561?) – verse 4 fauxbourdon and harm. by John Dowland (1563-1626 alt.) NUNC DIMITTIS – plainsong Tone I, fauxbordon verses by Thomas Morley (1557-ca. 1602) – adapted by Vernon Nicodemus ANTHEM: O Give Thanks Unto the Lord – Thomas Tomkins (ca. 1572-1656))- edited by A. Ramsbotham – reused edition by Peter le Hurray and David Willcocks Director: Jeremy Matheis Reader: Tyler Morse Cantor: Alan Wheaton

The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: The shadows of the evening hours – Joshua Haberman (b. 1982) PSALM 73 – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014) HYMN: Te lucis ante terminum (ferial setting) – Plainsong; harm. Thomas Tallis (c. 1505–1585) NUNC DIMITTIS – Tyler Morse (b. 1990) ANTHEM: Iustus germinabit sicut lilium – Jakob Handl (1550–1591) Director: Jason Anderson Readers: Joel Matter, The Very Rev. Steven Thomason (absolution) Cantor: Fred McIlroy Organist: Bill Turnipseed