December 3, 2023

First Sunday of Advent (Year B)

This week, churches around the world begin celebrating the season of Advent. Join us on Sing For Joy as we hear music for the season!

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Scriptures for this Program

  • (1R) Isaiah 64:1-9
  • (PS) Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
  • (2R) 1 Corinthians 1:3-9
  • (G) Mark 13:24-37
  • (A) Season of Advent

O Come, O Come Emmanuel (VENI EMMANUEL)French Processional / Alice Parker, arranger / Robert Shaw, arranger (A)
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers / Robert Shaw
(CD) Songs of Angels: Christmas Hymns & Carols / TELARC / CD-80377
© 1994 Telarc, Concord Music Group, 100 North Crescent Drive, Garden Level, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210, USA
telarc.com

Carol of the Advent (BESANÇON)Besançon Carol / Eleanor Farjeon, lyricist / James E. Bobb, arranger / Philip R. Dietterich, arranger (G)
Massed Choirs of St. Olaf College: Northfield, MN / The St. Olaf Orchestra / James E. Bobb
(CD) The World Renewed With Love Divine / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-3549/50
© 2014 St. Olaf Records, St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN, 55057, USA
www.stolafrecords.com

Elijah: O That Thou Wouldst Rend the HeavensFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1R)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Hampson, baritone / Robert Shaw
(CD) Mendelssohn: Elijah / TELARC / 2CD-803889
© 1995 Telarc, Concord Music Group, 100 North Crescent Drive, Garden Level, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210, USA
telarc.com

Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending (HELMSLEY)Thomas Olivers / Charles Wesley, lyricist (G)
The Choir of St. John's College / James Martin, accompanist / Christopher Robinson
(CD) Advent Carols from St. John's / MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY / 515182F
© 1988 Musical Heritage Society, USA

My Lord, What a Morning (BURLEIGH)African American Spiritual / African American Spiritual, lyricist / Moses Hogan, arranger (G)
Derek Lee Ragin, soloist / Moses Hogan, piano
(CD) Negro Spirituals / EMI (ANGEL, EMI CLASSICS, EMI RECORDS, LTD) / 7470262
© 1983 EMI (Angel, EMI Classics, EMI Records, Ltd), 304 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, 10010, USA
www.warnerclassics.com

Cantana 61: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland: Overture: Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland (NUN KOMM DER HEIDEN HEILAND)Johann Sebastian Bach / Martin Luther / Saint Ambrose, lyricist / Martin Luther, translator (A)
Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki
(CD) Bach, J.S.: Cantatas, Vol. 7 / BIS / BISCD881
© 1998 BIS, Bis Records AB, Stationsvägen 20, Åkersberga, SE-184 50 , Sweden
www.bis.se

Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Sounding (MERTON)William Henry Monk / Michael Weisse, lyricist / Richard R. Webster, arranger (G)
Choirs of the Parish Church of St. Luke: Evanston, IL / Asbury Brass, ensemble / Charles H. Snider, accompanist / Richard R. Webster
(CD) Blow Ye the Trumpet in Zion / PARISH CHURCH OF ST. LUKE /
© Parish Church of St. Luke, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60202, USA
www.stlukesevanston.org