The Compline Service from St. Mark's Cathedral
Summary: A weekly podcast of the Compline service as sung every Sunday night by The Compline Choir in St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1954 by the group's former director, Peter R. Hallock, the service has become something of a phenomenon, with upwards of 500 people (most of them in their teens and early twenties) attending the service, and thousands in the local radio audience and on the Internet each week.
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All Saints’ Sunday ORISON: Holy is the true light – William H. Harris (1883-1973) PSALM 24 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Who are these like stars appearing? (Tune: ZUECH MICH, ZEUCH MICH) – mel. from Geistreiches Gesang-buch, 1698; harm. William Henry Monk (1823-1889), alt. NUNC DIMITTIS – James Bassi (b. 1961) ANTHEM: Blow ye the trumpet – Kirke Mechem (b. 1925) Jason Anderson, director • Joel Matter, reader • James Wilcox, cantor
All Hallows’ Eve ORISON: Kontakion for the Departed – Kievan Chant; adapt. Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) PSALM 13 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) OFFICE HYMN: Before the ending of the day (Tune: TE LUCIS ANTE TERMINUM) – Sarum Plainsong, Mode VIII; harm. Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tonus peregrinus; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627) ANTHEM: Sive vigilem – William Mundy (c. 1528-c. 1591) Jeremy Matheis, director • J. Scott Kovacs, reader • Fred McIlroy, cantor
The Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Help me, O Lord, thy way to keep – Shaker tune, arr. Kevin Siegfried (b. 1969) PSALM 126 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: By gracious powers so wonderfully sheltered (Tune: INTERCESSOR) – Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone III.6 ANTHEM: Lord, it is night – Donald Skirvin (b. 1946) [premiere] Jason Anderson, director • Jeremy Matheis , reader • Joel Bevington, cantor
Compline Choir 65th Anniversary Celebration ORISON: Bring us, O Lord God – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) PSALM 91 – Peter R. Hallock HYMN: I’ll praise my Maker while I’ve breath (Tune: OLD 113TH) – Melody from Strassburger Kirchenamt, 1525; harm. Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) NUNC DIMITTIS (2-part setting with bells) – Peter R. Hallock ANTHEM: Jubilemus omnes – Peter R. Hallock Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor
The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: God be in my head – Doug Fullington (b. 1969) PSALM 90: 12-17 – Plainsong, Tone VIII.1 HYMN: My God, how wonderful thou art (Tune: WINDSOR) – mel. William Damon (c. 1540-c. 1591), alt;. harm. Henchman & Hancock, 1754; Booke of Musicke, 1591; and The Academic Hymnal, 1899 NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Tone III.6 ANTHEM: I will call upon God – Charles Wood (1866-1926) Jason Anderson, director • Vern Nicodemus, reader • Thomas Adams, cantor
The Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels (transferred) ORISON: Christ, the fair glory of the holy angels (Tune: CHRISTE SANCTORUM) – Sarum plainsong, Mode I PSALM 103: Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Hark! hark, my soul! (Tune: VOX ANGELICA) – John Bacchus Dykes (1823-1876); adapt. Gregory Bloch NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Tone IV; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627) ANTHEM: Salvator mundi – Giovanni Bassano (c. 1558-1617) Jason Anderson, director • Jeff Rico, reader • Ken Peterson, cantor
––This service originally recorded September 29, 2019* The Feast of Saint Michael & All Angels ORISON: Christ, the fair glory of the holy angels (Tune: Christe sanctorum) – Sarum plainsong, Mode I PSALM 91: Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Ye holy angels bright (Tune: Darwall’s 148th) – mel. John Darwall (1731-1789); harm. William Henry Monk (1823-1889) and Martin Fallas Shaw (1875-1958) NUNC DIMITTIS: Erin Aas (b. 1974) ANTHEM: Salvator mundi – Giovanni Bassano (c. 1558-1617) Jason Anderson, director • Joel Matter, reader • Tyler Morse, cantor *Due to an issue outside the choir’s control, we were unable to present the service as usual last night, and instead offer this one from September 2019.
The Seventeenth 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 54 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) HYMN: Lord, whose love through humble service (Tune: Saint Helena) – Calvin Hampton (1938-1984) NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Tone III; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627) ANTHEM: O bone Jesu – Alonso de Tejeda (c. 1540-1628) Jason Anderson, director • Joel Matter, reader • Derek Tilton, cantor
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Hope of the world, thou Christ of great compassion (Tune: Donne secours) – mel. from Trente quatre pseaumes de David, 1551; harm. Claude Goudimel (c. 1514-1572) PSALM 116 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Cross of Jesus, cross of sorrow (Tune: Cross of Jesus) – John Stainer (1840-1901) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone I; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627) ANTHEM: We adore you, O Christ – Richard T. Proulx (1937-2010) Jeremy Matheis, director • David Gary, reader • Fred McIlroy, cantor
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Maker of all things, God most high – Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) PSALM 146 – Plainsong, Tone IV.2 HYMN: Abide with me (Tune: Eventide) – William Henry Monk (1823-1889) NUNC DIMITTIS: from The First Service – Plainsong, Tone IV; harm. Philip Moore (b. 1943) ANTHEM: Look down, O Lord – William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Jason Anderson, director • J. Scott Kovacs, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor
The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Now cheer our hearts this eventide – Nathan Jensen (b. 1968) PSALM 15 (Setting I) – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Now the day is over (Tune: Merrial) – Joseph Barnby (1838-1896) NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Tone VI; harm. Lodovico da Viadana (ca. 1560-1627) ANTHEM: Salva nos, Domine, vigilantes – Jean Mouton (ca. 1459-1522) Jason Anderson, director • Joel Matter, reader • Joel Bevington, cantor
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: The shadows of the evening hours – Erin Aas (b. 1974) PSALM 34:15-22 – Plainsong, Tone V.2 HYMN: God, that madest earth and heaven (Tune: Ar hyd y nos) – Welsh melody; arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) and Ernest Bullock (1890-1979) NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Tone VIII; harm. John Holmes (d. 1629) ANTHEM: Salva nos, Domine, vigilantes – Jacob Handl (1551-1591) Jason Anderson, director • Jeremy Matheis, reader • Derek Tilton, cantor
Saint Mary the Virgin ORISON: Blest are the pure in heart – M. Searle Wright (1918-2004) PSALM: Psalm 34:1-9 – Plainsong, Tone V.2 HYMN: Jerusalem, my happy home (Tune: Land of Rest) – American folk hymn; adapt. Annabel Morris Buchanan (1889-1983); arr. Richard T. Proulx (1937-2010) NUNC DIMITTIS: John Munday (c. 1555-1630) ANTHEM: Ave Maria – Franz Biebl (1906-2001) Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, reader • Ken Peterson, cantor
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Round me falls the night – melody by A. Drese (1620-1701); verse 1 harm. S.S. Wesley (1824-1899); verse 2 harm. Henry Ley (1887-1962); verse 3 harm. J. S. Bach (1685-1750) PSALM: Psalm 70 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) OFFICE HYMN: Te lucis ante terminum (Before the ending of the day) – Plainsong, Mode VIII; harm. Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594) NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Tonus peregrinus; harm. William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) ANTHEM: Be unto me, O Lord, a tower — William Byrd Jeremy Matheis, director • Josh Sandoz, reader • Fred McIlroy, cantor
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: The shadows of the evening hours – Joshua Haberman (b. 1982) PSALM: Psalm 46 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: The duteous day now closeth (Tune: O Welt, ich muss dich lassen) – mel. att. Heinrich Isaac (c. 1450-1517); harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Tone II; harm. John Holmes (d. 1629) ANTHEM: In pace – John Sheppard (c. 1515-1558) Jeremy Matheis, director • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • James Wilcox, cantor