December 8, 2024

Second Sunday of Advent (Year C)

This week on Sing For Joy, we hear music for the second week of Advent that invites us to prepare, along with John the Baptist, for Christ's coming.

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Scriptures for this Program

  • (1R) Malachi 3:1-4
    or Baruch 5:1-9
  • (PS) Luke 1:68-79
  • (2R) Philippians 1:3-11
  • (G) Luke 3:1-6

Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Sounding (MERTON)William Henry Monk / Michael Weisse, lyricist (G)
Chancel Choir of the Church of the Incarnation: Dallas, TX / D. Keith Franks, accompanist / Kevin M. Clarke
(CD) Hark! A Thrilling Voice / PRO ORGANO / CD 7135
© 2001 Pro Organo, P.O. Box 8338, South Bend, IN, 46660-8338, USA
www.proorgano.com

On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry (PUER NOBIS)Michael Prætorius / Charles Coffin, lyricist / John Ferguson, arranger / Composite, translator (G)
Massed Choirs of St. Olaf College: Northfield, MN / The St. Olaf Orchestra, ensemble / John Ferguson
(CD) 2001 St. Olaf Christmas Festival ARCHIVE / WCAL ARCHIVES /
© 2001 WCAL Archives, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN, 55057, USA

Messiah: But Who May AbideGeorge Frideric Handel (1R)
Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, ensemble / Ingeborg Danz, alto / Helmuth Rilling
(CD) Messiah / HÄNSSLER CLASSIC / CD 98.198
© 1997 Hänssler Classic, Postbox 12 20, Neuhausen-Stuttgart, D-73762, Germany
www.haenssler-classic.de

Messiah: And He Shall PurifyGeorge Frideric Handel (1R)
Oregon Bach Festival Choir: Portland, OR / Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, ensemble / Helmuth Rilling
(CD) Messiah / HÄNSSLER CLASSIC / CD 98.198
© 1997 Hänssler Classic, Postbox 12 20, Neuhausen-Stuttgart, D-73762, Germany
www.haenssler-classic.de

All Earth is Hopeful (Toda La Tierra) (TAULÈ)Alberto Taulé / Alberto Taulé, lyricist / James E. Bobb, arranger / Madeleine Forell Marshall, translator (G)
Massed Choirs of St. Olaf College: Northfield, MN / The St. Olaf Orchestra / James E. Bobb
(CD) A New Song of Grace and Truth / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-3658/3659
© 2019 St. Olaf Records, St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN, 55057, USA
www.stolafrecords.com

On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand (SWEET PROSPECT)William Walker / Samuel Stennett, lyricist (G)
Word of Mouth Chorus: Plainfield, VT / Larry Gordon
(CD) Rivers of Delight / ELEKTRA/ASYLUM/NONESUCH RECORDS / 9 71360-2
© 1979 Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10019, USA
www.nonesuch.com

There's A Voice In The Wilderness Crying (ASCENSION)Henry Hugh Bancroft / James Lewis Milligan, lyricist (G)
The Schola Cantorum of St. Peter the Apostle: Chicago, IL / J. Michael Thompson
(CD) Music for Advent 2 / THE LITURGICAL PRESS /
© 2005 The Liturgical Press, P.O. Box 7500, Collegeville, MN, 56321, USA
www.litpress.org