THE SOURCE BOOKS FOR THE PRAYERS
The Pursuit of God, AW Tozer, Christian Publications
The Book of Uncommon Prayer, ed. Constance and Daniel Pollock, Word Publishing
The Little Book of Prayers, ed. David Schiller, Workman Publishing, NY
In the Presence of My Father, Laurence Brett, Helicon, Baltimore
Prayers for Sunday Services, St. Andrew Press, Edinburgh
The Oxford Book of Prayer, ed. Appleton, OUP
Valley of Vision, ed. Bennett, Banner of Truth Pub.
Prayers Ancient and Modern, Mary Wilder Tileston, 1897
A Diary of Private Prayer, John Baillie
Eerdmans’ Book of Famous Prayers, compiled by Veronica Zindel
Celtic Daily Prayer, Andy Raine and John Skinner Northumbria Community
The Quiet Corner, ed. Shirwood Wirt, Fleming H. Revell
Book of Common Prayer, Episcopal,1979, 1928 (BCP)
THE MUSIC LINKS FOR ADVENT 2021
Nov.28 “Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending” John Rutter
Nov.29 “Advent Hymn” Christy Nockels
Nov.30 “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” Anna Hawkins
Dec.1 “How Great Thou Art” Home Free
Bonus: “How Great Thou Art” Alan Jackson
Dec.2 “On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry”
Bonus: Song of Zechariah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rYw41Tkk_c Choral chant of Zechariah’s text
Dec.3 ““Comfort, Comfort Ye My People” First Plymouth Church, Lincoln, NE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=119C58F3dnQ (This is the right link!!)
Bonus: a slightly “Different version!” of Isaiah 40 George Family and Friends!
Dec.4 “Joy to the world” JEHOVAH SHALOM ACAPELLA GREAT new group! from Zambia Don’t miss them!!!
Dec.5 “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus” Laura Story
Dec.6 “O Little Town of Bethlehem” Salt Lake Vocal Artists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=196EvS9ohbM (serene and peaceful, gorgeous!)
Dec.7 “Of the Father’s Love Begotten” Here are three very different settings of this ancient and beautiful Advent hymn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ_-AW4nZnk Luther College arr. Terre Johnson You can see the actual music they are playing and follow along.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42_9vcMMlxo APU Men’s Chorale
Paul affirms Peter’s message today in the dialogue at the end of this rendition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chLMSiozhL8 ChurchFolk
Dec.8 “What Child Is This?” Fernando Ortega
Bonus: “What Child Is This?” Chris Rupp and Home Free (In case you missed this from last year! Terrific!!
Dec.9 “Break Forth O Beauteous” Choir of King’s College
Dedc.10 “On Christmas Night All Christians Sing” Chet Valley Churches (England)
Dec.11 “Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming” The Mirandola Ensemble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPOElaGkNPI (arrangement)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB1eagIUxx4 Atlanta Master Chorale (Original)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3YHODperFM Alex Stephens
(arrangement one guy singing all the parts)
Dec.12 “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” The Singers, arr.Matthew Culloton
Dec.13 “Now Is Born the Divine Christ Child” Westminster Choir
Dec.14 “ “Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying” Luther Nordic Choir
Dec.15 “O Little Town of Bethlehem” to the tune of Forest Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAU5Xg-o-eM The Brits do sing!
Dec.16 “ “I Wonder As I Wander” Audry Assad
Bonus: “I Wonder As I Wander” Cambridge Singers arr. John Rutter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whERHDBeygg Vocore
Dec.17 “On This Day Earth Shall Ring” URC Psalmody
“Ideo, in excelsis Deo” is Latin for “Therefore, glory to God in the highest.”
Bonus: “On This Day Earth Shall Ring” King’s College Cambridge
Dec.18 “O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion” St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia9xoGmjOHM For those of you wondering(!) the soloist is what is called a countertenor using a well-developed falsetto.
Dec.19 “Long Ago, Prophets Knew” Chet Valley Churches
(beautiful carol, marvelous text)
Dec.20 “O Magnum Mysterium” Lauridsen Voces8 glorious recording!!!!
Bonus: Morten Lauridsen the composer talking about the composition of this masterpiece. Fascinating! DO NOT MISS THIS
“O Magnum Mysterium” King’s College Choir with video
Dec.21 “Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine” Dale Warland Singers
Dec.22 “Angels We Have Heard on High” Libera
Bonus: “Angels We Have Heard on High” Home Free beautiful arrangement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teSuDu84kMc (This is seven years old and I’ve used it before I admit. It’s a wonderful setting that focuses on the text and music and doesn’t try to be clever as some of the other a cappella groups. It’s also been viewed 9.5 million times!)
Dec.23 “Mary Did You Know?” 7thAve Band (new group) wow!
Dec.24 “Magnificat” African Sisters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VipUuVrNGDQ ?
“Magnificat” J.S. Bach Ton Koopman This performance in Bach’s Church!
“Magnificat” John Rutter The Cambridge Singers
Dec.25 The Shepherd’s Pipe Carol” John Rutter King’s College Choir
“Glory to God” from Messiah St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
“Glory to God” Ron Nelson old and fuzzy video, Cantare Con Vivo, BEAUTIFUL MUSIC!!
Ddec.26 “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” arr. David Willcocks Choral Society of Grace Church, New York
Dec.27 “Sing We Now of Christmas” Prestonwood Choir & Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKzdaEd6Ths (Prestonwood Baptist, Houston,TX!)
Dec.28 “Away in a Manger” Anúna
Dec.29 “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks at Night” Atlanta Master Chorale
Dec.30 “Go Tell It on the Mountain” AnthemLights Band
“Go Tell It on the Mountain” Home Free
Dec.31 “This Little Light of Mine” Odetta
“This Little LIght of Mine” Soweto Gospel Choir
“This Little Light of Mine” arr. Moses Hogan TCU Concert Chorale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfR-i9iDUs8
Jan.1 “Go Tell It on the Mountain” Mahalia Jackson The Best!
“Go Tell It on the Mountain” Angel City Chorale
Jan.2 “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” Caitlene
Jan.3 “Good Christian Men Rejoice” King’s College Choir
Jan.4 ““Mary Did You Know?” Mark Lowery and Voctave A repeat from another year. The best recording of this sung by the guy who wrote it! Fantastic singers!
Jan.5 “Everywhere I Go, Somebody Talkin’ ‘bout Jesus” Chanticleer
Jan.6 “We Three Kings” Fox and Hound with Tim Foust
Music Groups for Advent 2021
African Singers Dec.24
Alan Jackson Dec.1
Alex Stephens Dec.11
Angel City Chorale Jan.1
AnthemLights Band Dec.30
Anúna Dec.28
APU Men’s Chorale Dec.7
Atlanta Master Chorale Dec.11,29
Audrey Assad Nov.30, Dec.16
British Choir? Dec.2
Caitlene Jan.2
Cambridge Singers Dec.16,24
Cantare Con Vivo Dec.25
Chanticleer Jan.5
Chet Valley Churches (England) Dec.10,19
Chris Rupp & Home Free Dec.8
Christy Nockels Nov.29
Choir of King’s College Dec.9,25
Choral Society of Grace Church Dec.26
ChurchFolk Dec.7
Dale Warland Singers Dec.21
Diocese of St. Benedict Dec.2
Fernando Ortega Dec8
First Plymouth Church Dec.3
Fox and Hound with Tim Foust Jan.6
George Family Dec.2
Home Free Dec.1,22,30
Jehovah Shalom Dec.4
John Rutter Nov.28
King’s College Choir Dec.17, 20, Jan.3
Laura Story Dec.5
Libera Dec.22
Luther College Dec.7, 14
Mahalia Jackson Jan.1
Mirandola Ensemble Dec.11
Odetta Dc.31
Prestonwood Choir Dec.27
Salt Lake Vocal Artists Dec.6
Soweto Gospel Choir Dec.31
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Dec.18,25
TCU Concert Chorale Dec.31
The Singers Dec.12 (Matthew Culloton)
Ton Koopman Dec.24
URC Psalmody Dec.17
Voces8 Dec.20
Vocore Dec.16
Voctave Jan.4
Westminster Choir Dec.13
7thAve Band Dec.23
Scripture Index Advent 2021
I Samuel 1:24-2:11 12/22/21
I Chronicles 28:1-10 12/29/21
2 Chronicles 1:7-13 12/20/21
Psalm 80:1-7 12/17/21
Psalm 90 12/1/21
Isaiah 11:1-9 12/13/21
Isaiah 40:1-15 12/18/21
Jeremiah 31:7-14 1/5/22
Amos 6:1-8 12/9/21
Amos 8:4-12 12/10/21
Micah 5:2-5a 12/15/21
Malachi 3:13-18 12/3/21
Malachi 4:1-6 12/4/21
Matthew 2:1-12 1/6/22
Luke 1:26-38 12/19/21
Luke 1:39-45 12/23/21
Luke 1:57-66 12/11/21
Luke 1:68-79 12/2/21
Luke 2:1-20 12/25/21
Luke 2:41-52 12/26/21
Luke 3:7-18 12/12/21
Luke 7:18-30 12/8/21
Luke 8:16-21 1/3/22
Luke 21:25-36 11/28/21
John 1:1-3, 10-18 1/2/22
John 8:12-19 12/31/21
John 21:19b-24 12/27/21
Acts 7:44-53 1/4/22
Acts 28:23-31 12/14/21
Romans 8:22-25 12/6/21
Philippians 1:3-11 12/5/21
Hebrews 10:10-18 12/16/21
2 Peter 1:2-15 12/7/21
2 Peter 3:1-18 11/29/21
Revelation 21:1-7 12/28/21
Rev.22:12-16 11/30/21
© Daniel Sharp 2021