Pompeo_Batoni, The Return of the Prodigal son, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, 1773
So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him [NRSV, Luke 15:20].
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
4th Sunday of Lent
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist,
Eucharistie chantée and Choral Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar
The introit for Choral Eucharist and Evensong this coming Sunday is the Lent Prose.
Hendrick ter Brugghen, St. Jerome (detail), Cleveland Museum of Art, 1621
The Lent Prose: Attende Domine
The plainsong responsory, Hear us, O Lord (Attende Domine), which is traditionally sung during Lent and known in the English liturgy as the ‘Lent Prose’ is to be found in the Liber usualis (in its Latin version) as one of the cantus varii, and appears in an English translation in the English Hymnal (1906), having been adapted by W J Birkbeck. (Passiontide at St. Paul's). It originated in the 10th century in the Mozarabic liturgy.
Hear us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we have sinned
against thee.
To thee, Redeemer on thy throne of glory: lift we our weeping
eyes in holy pleadings: listen, O Jesu, to our supplications.
O thou chief Cornerstone, Right Hand of the Father: Way of
Salvation, Gate of Life Celestial: cleanse thou our sinful
souls from all defilement.
God, we implore thee, in thy glory seated: bow down and
hearken to thy weeping children: pity and pardon all our
grievous trespasses.
Sins oft committed, now we lay before thee with true
contrition, now no more we veil them: grant us,
Redeemer, loving absolution.
Innocent, captive, taken unresisting, falsely accused and for
us sinners sentenced, save us, we pray thee, Jesu our
Redeemer.
NEW ENGLISH HYMNAL 507
Performed by Edward and Connor Burrowes and the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir [YouTube]
The St. David's Compline Choir of Austin, TX, with harmonized fauxbourdons refrain [listen]
Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.
Ad te Rex summe, omnium Redemptor, oculos nostros sublevamus flentes: exaudi, Christe, supplicantum preces.
Dextera Patris, lapis angularis, via salutis, ianua caelestis, ablue nostril maculas delicti.
Rogamus, Deus, tuam maiestatem: auribus sacris gemitus exaudi: crimina nostra placidus indulge.
Tibi fatemur crimina admissa: contrito corde pandimus occulta: tua, Redemptor, pietas ignoscat.
Innocens captus, nec repugnans ductus; testibus falsis pro impiis damnatus quos redemisti, tu conserva, Christe.
The Monks and Choir Boys of Downside Abbey [musicMe]
Vox Reflexa [YouTube]
Monks of the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos [musicMe]
Giovanni Vianini [YouTube]
Pierre Villette, Attende Domine, performed by the Choeur de Chambre de Rouen, Daniel Bargier conducting. [BNQ; BM] (info)
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Fridays at 12:30 pm
March 22 - Alexandra Fol
April 5 - João Segurado
April 12 - Hans-Ola Ericsson
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There are no Bach Cantatas assigned to Laetare Sunday (the 4th Sunday of Lent.)
Click to go to Bach Cantatas for Online Listening.
There are no Bach Cantatas assigned to Laetare Sunday (the 4th Sunday of Lent.)
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Charles Tournemire, L'orgue mystique: Easter Cycle, Op. 56: Nos. 15
Click for the entire performance of L'Orgue mystique by Georges Delvallée.
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Georges Rouault, Au pays de la soif et de la peur (In the land of thirst and fear), 1948
New Miserere:
Click to go to František Tůma, Miserere Mei Deus: Performance of soprano: Cristel De Meulder; alto: Sytsa Buwalda; tenor: Jan Van Elsacker; bass: Job Boswimkel; Currende; Erik Van Nevel conducting.
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Click to go to Stabat Mater for Online Listening.
Josse Lieferinxe, Crucifixion, Musée du Louvre, Paris, 1500-05
New Stabat Mater:
Click to go to Joseph Haydn, Stabat Mater, with performances by Bernius, Corboz and Harnoncourt.