November 29, 2026

First Sunday of Advent (Year B)

We turn over a new leaf to the brand new liturgical year this week with the first Sunday of Advent. Join us on Sing For Joy as we hear music of joyful expectation.

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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

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 / Therees Tkach Hibbard
(CD) Love Divine / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-3660-3661
© 2021 St. Olaf Records, St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN, 55057, USA
www.stolafrecords.com

Elijah: O That Thou Wouldst Rend the Heavens — Felix 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

Cantata 62: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Chorus) — Martin Luther / Saint Ambrose, lyricist / Johann Sebastian Bach, arranger / Martin Luther, translator (A)
The Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner
(CD) Bach, J.S.: Advent Cantatas BWV 61, 36 & 62 / DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON / 463 588-2
© 2000 Deutsche Grammophon, PolyGram Records, Inc., New York, NY, USA

My Lord, What a Mornin' (BURLEIGH) — Harry T. Burleigh (G)
Dale Warland Singers: Minneapolis, MN / Dale Warland
(CD) Blue Wheat / AMERICAN CHORAL CATALOG, LTD. / ACC 122
© 1996 American Choral Catalog, Ltd., P.O. Box 528, Northfield, MN, 55057, USA

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

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (VENI EMMANUEL) — French Processional / Barry M. Rose, arranger / John Mason Neale, translator (A)
The Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral: London, United Kingdom / John Scott, accompanist / Barry Rose
(CD) Favorite Hymns for All Seasons / GUILD / GMCD 7106
© 1983 Guild, Wiesholz 42b - 8262, Ramsen, Switzerland
www.guildmusic.com