Primary and Comprehensive Resource

A primary and comprehensive resource for church musicians and clergy for selecting hymns, songs, and anthems, following the Revised Common Lectionary.

About the Book

Liturgical Music for the Revised Common Lectionary is a completely new guide for selecting music, whether for the congregation or choir, to support the themes of each Sunday liturgy and Holy Day, in the Year A.

Features

• Complete planning tool with the Revised Common Lectionary.
• Hymn suggestions from all five Episcopal music resources: The Hymnal 1982; Lift Every Voice and Sing; Wonder, Love, and Praise; Voices Found; and My Hearts Sing Out.
• Anthem lists for choirs of all size and abilities.
• Suggestions for solos, duets, trios, quartets, and larger works.
• Cross-references for choral or instrumental descants.

Additional Content

Congregational music relating to appointed collects, psalms, and readings is listed and marked for appropriate use in liturgy. Choir anthems, solos, cantatas, and larger works are listed for nearly all lectionary texts and dates. Anthems have been chosen for children’s choirs and for small, medium, and large adult choirs.