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Order of Service in Christmastide | Each week's repertoire is posted here.
The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/compline-2025-the-first-sunday-after-christmas-day/
December 28, 2025 • The First Sunday after Christmas
PROCESSIONAL: Glory to God in the highest – Plainsong, adapt. Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)
PSALM 147 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)
HYMN 82: Of the Father’s love begotten (Tune: DIVINUM MYSTERIUM) – Sanctus trope, 11th cent.; adapt. Piae Cantiones, 1582; arr. Richard T. Proulx (1937-2010)
NUNC DIMITTIS (Tune: MARILYN) – Peter R. Hallock
ANTHEMS: In natali Domini – Anonymous, from Codex Speciálník, ca. 1500
O magnum mysterium – Gerald Near (b. 1942)
Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, organist • Josh Sandoz, reader • Theo Floor, cantor
Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Jim Buskirk and John Gulhaugen.
Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/
If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.
You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
Order of Service in Advent | Each week's repertoire is posted here.
The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/compline-2025-the-fourth-sunday-of-advent/
December 21, 2025 • The Fourth Sunday of Advent
PROCESSIONAL: Veni, veni, Emmanuel – Plainsong, Mode I; composite arr. Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976); including harm. Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014), Alice Parker (1925-2023), and Philip Lawson (b. 1967)
PSALM 80:1-7,16-18 – Plainsong, Tone IV.4
HYMN 264: The Word whom earth and sea and sky adore (Tune: SONG 34) – mel. and bass Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625); harm. The English Hymnal, 1906
NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010)
ANTHEM: Alma Redemptoris Mater – Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1631)
44:56 POST COMPLINE ORGAN MUSIC:
Prelude on Conditor alme siderum – Marilyn Biery
Partita on Freu dich sehr, O Meine seele – Anton Heiller
Chorale Prelude on Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 – J. S. Bach
Organ Motet on Veni Emmanuel – John Hebden Schaffer
Toccata on Veni Emmanuel – Adolphus Hailstork
Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, reader • Fred McIlroy, cantor • Christopher Stroh, organ recitalist
Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Priscilla Strand and Estephan Meza, and videographer Michael Perera.
Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/
If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.
You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
The donations collected during this service will establish discretionary funds for the newly ordained deacons. Make a gift via Venmo or saintmarks.org/give, noting "new deacon" in the memo line.
Learn more about Saint Mark's Pageant of the Nativity here.
Order of Service in Advent | Each week's repertoire is posted here.
The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/compline-2025-the-third-sunday-of-advent-gaudete/
December 14, 2025 • The Third Sunday of Advent: GAUDETE
ORISON: Comfort, comfort ye my people (Tune: PSAUME 42) – mel. Louis Bourgeois (c. 1510-1559); adapt. Claude Goudimel (1514-1572)
PSALM 146:4-9 – Plainsong, Tone IV.2
HYMN: Love divine, all loves excelling (Tune: HYFRYDOL) – Rowland Hugh Prichard (1811-1887)
NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010)
ANTHEM: O day of peace that dimly shines (Tune: JERUSALEM) – C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918); arr. Nathan Jensen (b. 1969)
Jason Anderson, director • Jason Williams, guitar • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor
Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Priscilla Strand and Claire Thomas.
Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/
If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.
You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
Learn more about Taizé at Saint Mark's here.
Order of Service in Advent | Each week's repertoire is posted here.
The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/compline-2025-the-second-sunday-of-advent/
December 7, 2025 • The Second Sunday of Advent
ORISON (H 55): Redeemer of the nations, come (Tune: VENI REDEMPTOR GENTIUM) – Plainsong, Mode I, Einsiedeln MS., 12th cent.
PSALM 72:1-7,18-19 – Plainsong, Tone I.1
HYMN: Hail to the Lord’s Anointed (Tune: ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELIEN) – German folk song; adapt. and harm. Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941), Gregory Bloch, and Hymnal 1982
NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010)
ANTHEM: Blessed be the Lord God – Erin Aas (b. 1972)
Jason Anderson, director • Tyler Morse, reader • James Wilcox, cantor
Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Estephan Meza and Molly Porter.
Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/
If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.
You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
Service Leaflet | Learn more about Evensong at Saint Mark's here.
Order of Service in Advent | Each week's repertoire is posted here.
The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/compline-2025-the-first-sunday-of-advent/
November 30, 2025 • The First Sunday of Advent
ORISON: Matin Responsory – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976)
PSALM 122 – Plainchant, Tone I.2
HYMN: “Sleepers,wake!” A voice astounds us (Tune: WACHET AUF) – mel. Frewdenspiegel dess ewigen Lebens, 1599; harm. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010)
ANTHEM: E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come – Paul Manz (1919-2009)
Jason Anderson, director • Gregory Bloch, reader • Joel Bevington, cantor
Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers John Gulhaugen and Molly Porter.
Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/
If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.
You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
Learn more about this liturgy and its history on the "O" Antiphons page here.
Order of Service | Each week's repertoire is posted here.
The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/compline-2025-the-last-sunday-after-pentecost-the-reign-of-christ/
November 23, 2025 • The Last Sunday after Pentecost: The Reign of Christ (Proper 29C)
ORISON: O Jesus, crowned with all renown (Tune: KINGSFOLD) – English melody; harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958); arr. Gregory Bloch
PSALM 46 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)
HYMN: Now thank we all our God (Tune: NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT) – mel. Johann Crüger (1598-1662); harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), The Academic Hymnal, 1899, and Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone V; harm. June Nixon (b. 1942)
ANTHEM: Great Lord of lords – Charles Wood (1866-1926)
Jason Anderson, director • Scott Fikse, reader • Joey Blundell, cantor
Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteer: hospitality minister Jim Buskirk.
Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/
If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.
You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
Order of Service | Each week's repertoire is posted here.
The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/11/16/compline-2025-the-twenty-third-sunday-after-pentecost/
November 16, 2025 • The 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 28C)
ORISON: New songs of celebration render (Tune: RENDEZ A DIEU) – mel. attr. Loys Bourgeois (c. 1510-c. 1561); harm. Claude Goudimel (c. 1514-1572)
PSALMS 98 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)
HYMN: Disposer supreme, and judge of the earth (Tune: OLD 104TH) – mel. Thomas Ravenscroft (c. 1590-1633); harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
NUNC DIMITTIS – Erin Aas (b. 1972)
ANTHEM: Sive vigilem – William Mundy (c. 1528-c. 1591)
POST-COMPLINE ORGAN MUSIC: Symphonie Gothique, Op. 70 – Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Fantasia in F Minor, K. 608 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Jason Anderson, director • J. Scott Kovacs, reader • Carl Bolstad, cantor • Paul Meier, post-compline organ recitalist
Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Estephan Meza and Priscilla Strand; and sound engineer/videographer Micah Hayes
Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/
If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.
You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.