The Office of Compline for December 4, 2011




The Compline Service from St. Mark's Cathedral show

Summary: 2nd Sunday in Advent Conductor: Jason Anderson Reader: William Turnipseed Cantor: Kenneth Peterson ORISON: "O heavenly Word, eternal Light" (Verbum supernum prodiens, plainsong, Mode II, Nevers MS., 13th century) PSALM: 85 (plainsong, Tone III Ending 5) HYMN: "Comfort, comfort ye my people" (melody by Claude Gudimel [1514 - 1572]) NUNC DIMITTIS: (setting by Roger Sherman) ANTHEM: "Rorate caeli desuper" (Peter Hallock [b. 1924])