GRACE CHURCH IN NEW YORK
Sunday Morning at 11:00 o’clock and Special Observances

FALL 2023

Sunday 1 October 2023, Proper 21 The Holy Eucharist Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns 282, Christ the fair glory…….CAELITES PLAUDANT
…….335, I Am the Bread of Life…….I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE
…….665, All my hope on God is founded…….MICHAEL

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Chant)
Sanctus S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 25: 1-9. Ad te, Domine, levavi……..Anglican Chant (Goss)

Offertory, Draw us in the Spirit’s tether…….Harold Friedell (1905-1958)
Communion, O taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is …….Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Prelude, Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 643…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Passacaglia in d-moll, BuxWV 161…….Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
…….Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BuxWV 184
Postlude, Toccata und Fuge in F-Dur, BWV 540…….Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 8 October 2023, Proper 22, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns 372 Praise to the living God! …….LEONI
…….362, Holy, holy, holy!…….NICAEA
…….377, All people that on earth do dwell…….OLD 100th

Invitatory: Venite…….Anglican Chant (Rimbault)

Anthem, Justorum Animae…….C. Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Offertory Anthem, God so loved the world…….John Stainer (1840-1901)

Prelude, Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
…..Sonate in Es-Dur, BWV 525
Postlude, Pièce d’Orgue in G-Dur, BWV 572…….Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 15 October 2023, Proper 23, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Girls’ Choir, HS Singers and Adults

Hymns 616, Hail to the Lord’s Anointed…….ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN
…….292, O Jesus, crowned with all renown…….KINGSFOLD
…….618, Ye watchers and ye holy ones…….LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Invitatory: Venite…….Anglican Chant (Rimbault)

Anthem, Gloria in excelsis…….attrib. to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in C (1756-1791)
Offertory Anthem, He watching over Israel…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Prelude, Andante sostenuto from Symphonie Gothique, Op.70…….Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Postlude, Fanfare…….Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823-1881)

Sunday 15 October 2023, Choral Evensong
The Choir of Men and Boys with the Adult Choir

Hymns 450, All hail the power of Jesus’ Name!…….CORONATION
…….24, The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended…….ST. CLEMENT……Descant by Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)

Psalm 114. In exitu Israel……..Anglican Chant (arr. from Tonus Peregrinus)
Preces and Responses…….William Byrd (c.1542-1623)
Evening Service……. William Byrd Short Service
Rejoice in the Lamb, Opus 30…….Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Prelude, Prelude, Fugue et Variation…….César-Auguste Franck (1822-1890)
Postlude, Carillon de Westminster…….Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Sunday 22 October 2023, Proper 24, Morning Prayer Rite One
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns 623, O what their joy…….O QUANTA QUALIA
…….470, There’s a wideness in God’s mercy…….BEECHER
…….680, O God our help in ages past…….ST. ANNE

Invitatory: Venite…….Anglican Chant (Rimbault)

Anthem, Ave Maria…….Tomas Luis de Victoria (c.1548-1611)
Offertory, The King of love my Shepherd is…….Edward C. Bairstow (1874-1946)

Prelude, Air…….Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)
…….Solemn Melody…….H. Walford Davies (1869-1941)
Postlude, Chorale en la mineur…….César-Auguste Franck (1822-1890)

Sunday 29 October 2023, Proper 25, Holy Eucharist Rite One
The Girls’ Choir, HS Singers and Adults

Hymns 388, O worship the King, all glorious above!…….HANOVER
…….324, Let all moral flesh keep silence…….PICARDY
…….688, A mighty fortress is our God…….EIN FESTE BURG

Gloria in excelsis S-204…….Anglican Chant (Old Scottish Chant)
Sanctus S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 1. Beatus vir qui non abiit……..Anglican Chant (Ouseley)

Anthem, Ave verum…….Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Communion Anthem, Ego sum panis vivus…….Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)

Prelude, Praeludium in Es-Dur, BWV 552…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Carillon-Sortie…….Henri Mulet (1878-1967)

Sunday 5 November 2023, The Sunday following All Saints’ Day
The Holy Eucharist Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys and The Girls’ Choir with HS Singers.

Hymns 287, For all the saints…….SINE NOMINE
…….286, Who are these like stars appearing…….ZEUCH MICH, ZEUCH MICH
…….625, Ye holy angels bright…….DARWALL’S 148TH
…….293, I sing a song of the saints of God…….GRAND ISLE
…….526, Let saints on earth in concert sing…….DUNDEE
…….618, Ye watchers and ye holy ones…….LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Sanctus S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei S-158…….Healey Willan

Psalm 149.Cantate Domino…….Anglican Chant (W. G. Alcock)

Offertory Anthem, How lovely is thy dwelling place…….Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Communion Anthem, Love’s endeavor, love’s expense…….Barry Rose (b.1934)

Prelude, Méditation…….Gabriel Dupont (1878–1914)
Postlude, Fuge in Es-Dur, BWV 552…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sunday 5 November 2023, Choral Evensong Rite I at Four o’clock.
The Adult Choir

Hymn 287, v.1-4, For all the saints…….SINE NOMINE
…….Hymn 625, Ye holy angels bright…….DARWALL’S 148th

Responses…….William Byrd (c.1542-1623)
Psalm 150. Laudate Dominum……..Anglican Chant (Talbot)
Service : …….T. Tertius Noble in a minor (1867-1953)
REQUIEM…………. Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Prelude 2e Choral en si mineur…….César-Auguste Franck (1822-1890)
Postlude 3ème choral en la mineur…….César-Auguste Franck

Sunday 12 November 2023, Proper 27, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns 573, Father eternal…….LANGHAM
…….597, O day of peace…….JERUSALEM
…….598, Lord Christ, when first thou cam’st to earth…….MIT FREUDEN ZART

Invitatory: Venite Anglican Chant…….(Rimbault)

Anthem, Thou art the Way, by thee alone…….Christopher Steel (1938-1991)
Offertory Anthem, O how amiable are thy dwellings…….Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Prelude, Pièce Héroïque & Cantabile …….César August Franck (1822-1890)
Postlude, Toccata und Fuge in d-moll, BWV 538……. Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 19 November 2023, Grace Church School Sunday, Proper 28
Alumni of the Choirs with The Choir of Men and Boys, The Girls’ Choir and HS Singers

Hymns, 290, Come, ye thankful people, come…….ST. GEORGE’S, WINDSOR
…….671, Amazing grace…….NEW BRITAIN
…….390, Praise to the Lord…….LOBE DEN HEREN

Invitatory: Venite…….Anglican Chant (Rimbault)

Anthem, For the beauty of the earth……. John Rutter (b.1945)
Offertory, I was glad…….C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918)

Prelude, Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 657……. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Nun danket alle Gott, Op. 65, No. 59…….Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)

Tuesday 21 November 2023, GCS Thanksgiving Service
The combined choristers of the Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs

Prelude, Now thank we all our God…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Procession Hymn, 433, We gather together…….KREMSER
Anthem, Wall Street Hymn…….Carly Simon arranged by Jay Althouse
Hymn 405, All things bright and beautiful…….ROYAL OAK
Hymn 397, Now thank we all our God…….NUN DANKETT ALLE GOTT
Postlude, Now thank we all our God…….Johann Sebastian Bach…..arr. Virgil Fox (1912-1980)

Wednesday 22 November 2023, Thanksgiving Eve
The Holy Eucharist Rite II, 6:00 p.m. in the Chantry

Sanctus, Hymnal S-127…….Calvin Hampton (1938-1984)

Hymns 290, Come, ye thankful people, come…….ST. GEORGE’S WINDSOR
…….397, Now thank we all our God…….NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT
…….433, We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing…….KREMSER
…….291, We plow the fields, and scatter…….WIR PFLUGEN

Sunday 26 November 2023, The Last Sunday after Pentecost,
Christ the King, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Adult Choir

Hymns 366, Holy God, we praise thy name……GROSSER GOTT
…….478, Jesus, our mighty Lord…….MONK’S GATE
…….544, Jesus shall reign where’er the sun…….DUKE STREET

Invitatory: Venite…….Anglican Chant (Rimbault)

Anthem, Jesu, the very thought of Thee’…….Edward C. Bairstow (1874-1946)
Offertory, Zadok the priest…….George Frideric Handel(1685-1759)

Prelude, Choral nº1 en Mi majeur…….César-Auguste Franck (1822-1890)
Postlude, Premier Symphonie, Opus 14, Final…….Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

PENTECOST, SUMMER 2023

Sunday 18 June 2023, Pentecost 3, Proper 6, Morning Prayer Rite One
Amy Goldin, soprano, soloist

Hymns: 686, Come, thou font of every blessing…….NETTLETON
…….495, Hail, thou once despised Jesus……IN BABILONE
…….539, O Zion haste……. TIDINGS

Venite…….Anglican Chant (Monk)

Solo, “With verdure clad the fields appear delightful” from THE CREATION…….Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Offertory Solo, Benedictus, from Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo…….Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Prelude, Arioso, BWV 1056…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Rigaudon…….Andre Campra (1660-1744)

Sunday 25 June 2023, Pentecost 4, Proper 7, Morning Prayer Rite One
Jennifer Gliere, soprano, soloist
Catherine Rodland, organist

Hymns: 657, Love divine, all loves excelling…….HYFRYDOL
…….609, Where cross the crowded ways of life…….GARDINER
…….530, Spread, O spread, thou mighty word…….GOTT SEI DANK

Venite…….Anglican Chant (Monk)

Solo, Be still, my soul…….Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Offertory Solo, For my soul thirsteth for God…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Prelude, Praeludium in D, BuxWk 139…….Dieterich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707)
Postlude, Fugue in C, BuxWk 174…….Dieterich Buxtehude

Sunday 2 July 2023, Pentecost 5, Proper 8, Holy Eucharist Rite One
Kath Courtmanche, soprano, soloist
Catherine Rodland, organist

Hymns: 680, O God, our help in ages past…….ST. ANNE
.. …..558, Faith of our fathers! ST. CATHERINE
……717, My country, ‘tis of thee …… AMERICA

Gloria in excelsis: Hymn 421, All glory be to God on high…….ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Offertory solo, Domine Deus, from GLORIA…….Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Communion solo, Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630, mvt. 1……. Antonio Vivaldi

Prelude, Silence May Be Kept, The Peace May be Exchanged (Rubrics) Daniel Locklair (b.1949)
Postlude, Postlude in G…….Fanny Hensel (nee Mendelssohn)(1805-1847)

Sunday 9 July 2022, Pentecost 6, Proper 9, Morning Prayer Rite One
Dennis Blackwell, baritone, soloist
Sarah Palmer organist

Hymns: 516, Come down, O Love divine…….DOWN AMPNEY
…….440, Blessed Jesus, at thy word…….LIEBSTER JESU
…….559, Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us…….DULCE CARMEN

Venite…….Anglican Chant (Monk)

Solo, “Then shall the Eyes…He shall feed His Flock”, MESSIAH……. George Frideric Handel 1685-1759)
Offertory Solo, The Call, from FIVE MYSTICAL SONGS…….Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)

Prelude, Concerto in A Minor (after Vivaldi), BWV 593…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Fugue in G Major, BWV 541…….Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 16 July 2023, Pentecost 7, Proper 10, Morning Prayer Rite One
Amy Goldin, soprano, soloist
Catherine Rodland, organist

Hymns:632, O Christ, the Word Incarnate….. MUNICH
…….565, He who would valiant be……. MONK’S GATE
…….657, Love divine, all loves excelling……. HYFRYDOL

Venite…….Anglican Chant (Monk)

Solo, En Prière, Op. 43, No. 1…….Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Offertory solo, Alleluia, from Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165…….Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Prelude, Prelude, Fugue, and Variation Op. 18…….César-Auguste Franck (1822-1890)
Postlude, Fugue sur le théme du Carillon des Heures de la Cathédral de Soissons…….Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

Sunday 23 July 2023, Pentecost 8, Proper 11, Morning Prayer Rite I
Juan Hernandez, tenor, soloist
Catherine Rodland, organist

Hymns: 625, Ye holy angels bright…….DARWALL’S 148TH
…….621, Light’s abode, celestial Salem……RHUDDLAN
…….618, Ye watchers and ye holy ones…….LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Venite…….Anglican Chant (Monk)

Solo, “If with all your hearts”, from ELIJAH, Op. 70 MWV A 25……. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Offertory solo, “Every valley shall be exalted”, from MESSIAH, HWV 56…….George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Prelude, Improvisation…….Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) & Intermezzo…….Rachel Laurin (b.1961)
Postlude, Rondo…….Rachel Laurin

Sunday 30 July 2023, Pentecost 9, Proper 12, Holy Eucharist, Rite 1
Dennis Blackwell, baritone, soloist
Catherine Rodland, organist

Hymns: 410, Praise, my soul, the King of heaven…….LAUDA ANIMA
…….1, Father, we praise thee…….CHRISTE SANCTORUM
…….388, O worship the King……..HANOVER

Hymn 421, All glory be to God on high…….ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Offertory solo, Hostias, from REQUIEM in d minor, Op. 48…….Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Communion Solo, Prayer, Op. 48/1…….Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Prelude, Andante with Variations, Op. 83a……. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Postlude, Fugue from Sonata II/Opus 65/2 in c minor……. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Sunday 6 August 2023, Transfiguration, Holy Eucharist Rite One
Amy Goldin, soprano, soloist
Catherine Rodland, organist

Hymns: 137, O wondrous type! O vision fair…….WAREHAM
…….133, O Light of Light, Love given birth…….ELMHURST
…….129, Christ upon the mountain peak…….MOWSLEY

Hymn 421, All glory be to God on high…….ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Offertory solo, How beautiful are the feet, from MESSIAH, HWV 56…….George Frideric Händel (1685-1759)
Communion Solo, I know that my Redeemer liveth, from MESSIAH …….George Frideric Handel

Prelude, Benedictus, Op. 59/9…….Max Reger (1873-1916)
Postlude, Toccata, Op. 59/5…….Max Reger

Sunday 13 August 2023, Pentecost 11 (Proper 14), Morning Prayer, Rite I
Bob Lukomski, tenor, soloist
Catherine Rodland, organist

Hymns: 390, Praise to the Lord…….LOBE DEN HERREN
…….608, Eternal Father, strong to save…….MELITA
…….699, Jesus, Lover of my soul…….ABERYSTWYTH

Venite…….Anglican Chant (Monk)

Solo, A Song of Freedom, from BIBLE SONGS, Op.113…….Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Offertory solo, The King of love my Shepherd is, CG.451…….Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Prelude, It Is Well With My Soul & Wondrous Love…….Craig Phillips (b.1961)
Postlude, Praise to the Lord…….Craig Phillips

Sunday 20 August 2023, Pentecost 12, Proper 15, Morning Prayer Rite I
Madison Spahn, soprano, soloist
Catherine Rodland, organist

Hymns: 436, Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates…….TRURO
…..470, There’s a wideness in God’s mercy…….BEECHER
…..411, O bless the Lord my soul!……. ST. THOMAS

Venite…….Anglican Chant (Monk)

Solo, A Simple Song, from MASS…….Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Offertory solo, When I think upon Thy goodness…….Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Prelude, Prelude in Eb, BWV 552/1…….Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude, Fugue in Eb, BWV 552/2……. Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 27 August 2023, Pentecost 13, Proper 16, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Christ Church, Greenwich, CT
Catherine Rodland, organist

Hymns: 47, On this day, the first of days…….GOTT SEI DANK
……445, Praise to the Holiest in the height…….GERONTIUS
……535, Ye servants of God…….PADERBORN

Venite…….Anglican Chant (Monk)

Anthem, We shall walk through the valley…….Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989)
Offertory, O God Thou art my God…….Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Prelude, Allegro vivace from Première Symphonie, Opus 14…….Louis Vierne (1870-1938)
Postlude, Final from Première Symphonie, Opus 14…….Louis Vierne

Sunday 3 September 2023, Pentecost 14, Proper 17, Holy Eucharist Rite I
Dennis Blackwell, baritone, soloist

Hymns: 372, Praise to the living God!…….LEONI
……324, Let all mortal flesh keep silence……PICARDY
……397, Now thank we all our God…….NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT

Hymn 421, All glory be to God on high…….ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH
Sanctus, Hymnal S-114…….Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Agnus Dei, Hymnal S-158…….Healey Willan

Offertory solo, “Lord God of Abraham” from ELIJAH, Op. 70……. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1947)
Communion Solo, “Vouchsafe, o Lord” from Dettinger Te Deum…….George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)

Prelude, Adagio from Cinquième Symphonie, Op. 42. No. 1…….Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Postlude, Marche Réligieuse…….Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
On the theme of the chorus “Lift up Your Heads, O Ye Gates” from Handel’s “The Messiah”

Sunday 10 September 2023, Proper 18, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Combined Grace Church Choirs
The opening of the 129th Season of the Choirs.

Hymns, 494, Crown him with many crowns…….DIADEMATA
…….423, Immortal, invisible, God only wise…….ST. DENIO
…….390, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty…….LOBE DEN HERREN

Invitatory: Venite Anglican Chant (Rimbault)

Anthem, O praise God in his holiness……Malcolm Archer (b. 1952)
Offertory, Battle Hymn of the Republic…….William Steffe (1830-1890) arr. Peter J. Wilhousky (1902-1978)

Prelude, Concerto in B-flat Major, arr. Marcel Dupré, Op. 4/2…….George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Postlude, Toccata in b minor……. Eugène Gigout (1844-1925)

Sunday 17 September 2023, Proper 19, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Choir of Men and Boys

Hymns 366, Holy God we praise thy Name……..GROSSER GOTT
…….490, I want to walk as a child of the light…….HOUSTON
…….460, Alleluia! sing to Jesus!…….HYFRYDOL

Invitatory: Venite Anglican Chant (Rimbault)

Anthem, Lead me, Lord…….S.S. Wesley (1810-1876)
Offertory, If ye love me, keep my commandments……. Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)

Prelude, Andante religioso from Sonata in f minor, Opus 65/1………Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
…….Andante tranquillo from Sonata in A Major, Opus 65/3
Postlude, Voluntary in C…….Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Sunday 24 September 2023, Proper 20, Morning Prayer Rite I
The Girls’ Choir, HS Singers and Adults

Hymns 368, Holy Father, great Creator…….REGENT SQUARE
…….375, Give praise and glory unto God…….DU LEBRENSBROT, HERR JESU CHRIST
…….522, Glorious things of thee are spoken…….AUSTRIA

Invitatory: Venite…….Anglican Chant (Rimbault)

Anthem, “How lovely are the messengers” from ST. PAUL…….Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Offertory Anthem, Listen, sweet dove…….Grayston Ives (b. 1948)

Prelude, Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641…… Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
…….Partite diverse sopra: Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig, BWV 768
Postlude, Präludium und Fuge e-moll, BWV 533…….Johann Sebastian Bach