Liturgical Music for the Revised Common Lectionary Year A: 2nd Edition

By Thomas Pavlechko and Carl P. Daw

A revised and expanded version of this classic text for church musicians and other worship planners.

A planning guide for church musicians and clergy for selecting hymns, songs, and anthems, for the three-year liturgical cycle following the Revised Common Lectionary. Hymns and songs keyed to the appropriate liturgical occasion for Sundays in the Revised Common Lectionary for the three-year cycle. Revised in 2021, this first volume of the three-book series (Years A, B, and C) Includes selections from The Hymnal 1982, Lift Every Voice and Sing, Wonder, Love,andPraise, Voices Found, My Heart Sings Out alongwith Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), Moravian Book of Worship (Moravian Church), Common Praise (Anglican Church of Canada).

Selections are listed by their relationship to the texts appointed for the day with indications which texts are direct quotes or paraphrases of the appointed scripture. First lines of hymns and songs include their page number and book location. Anthems are coded with their source when they are part of collection Choral selections are categorized as anthems or solos and voice parts are indicated.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Church Publishing
• Release date: May 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9781640655508

Thomas Pavlechko

Thomas Pavlechko has served Episcopal, Lutheran and Catholic churches as music director and organist since 1978. He is a widely published composer of hymns, Psalm settings, service music, choral anthems, motets and instrumental arrangements. He was a member of the liturgical music editorial team for the Evangelical Lutheran Worship hymnal, and has served on advisory teams for Augsburg Fortress, Church Publishing, and the Hymn Society’s Center for Congregational Song. He lives in Dallas, Texas

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Liturgical

Music for the

          Revised Common Lectionary

2ND EDITION

Year A

Carl P. Daw, Jr.    •    Thomas Pavlechko

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© 2022 by Carl P. Daw, Jr. and Thomas Pavlechko

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ISBN-13: 978-1-64065-434-1 (pbk.)

ISBN-13: 978-1-64065-550-8 (ebook)

Contents

First Sunday of Advent - Hymns

First Sunday of Advent - Anthems

Second Sunday of Advent - Hymns

Second Sunday of Advent - Anthems

Third Sunday of Advent - Hymns

Third Sunday of Advent - Anthems

Fourth Sunday of Advent - Hymns

Fourth Sunday of Advent - Anthems

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day I - Hymns

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day I - Anthems

Christmas Day II - Hymns

Christmas Day II - Anthems

Christmas Day III - Hymns

Christmas Day III - Anthems

First Sunday after Christmas - Hymns

First Sunday after Christmas - Anthems

Holy Name. January 1 - Hymns

Holy Name, January 1 - Anthems

Second Sunday after Christmas - Hymns

Second Sunday after Christmas - Anthems

The Epiphany, January 6 - Hymns

The Epiphany, January 6 - Anthems

First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord - Hymns

First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord - Anthems

Second Sunday after the Epiphany - Hymns

Second Sunday after the Epiphany - Anthems

Third Sunday after the Epiphany - Hymns

Third Sunday after the Epiphany - Anthems

Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany - Hymns

Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany - Anthems

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany - Hymns

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany - Anthems

Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany - Hymns

Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany - Anthems

Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany - Hymns

Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany - Anthems

Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany - Hymns

Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany - Anthems

Last Sunday after the Epiphany - Hymns

Last Sunday after the Epiphany - Anthems

Ash Wednesday - Hymns

Ash Wednesday - Anthems

First Sunday in Lent - Hymns

First Sunday in Lent - Anthems

Second Sunday in Lent - Hymns

Second Sunday in Lent - Anthems

Third Sunday in Lent - Hymns

Third Sunday in Lent - Anthems

Fourth Sunday in Lent - Hymns

Fourth Sunday in Lent - Anthems

Fifth Sunday in Lent - Hymns

Fifth Sunday in Lent - Anthems

Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday - Hymns

Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday - Anthems

Monday in Holy Week - Hymns

Monday in Holy Week - Anthems

Tuesday in Holy Week - Hymns

Tuesday in Holy Week - Anthems

Wednesday in Holy Week - Hymns

Wednesday in Holy Week - Anthems

Maundy Thursday - Hymns

Maundy Thursday - Anthems

Good Friday - Hymns

Good Friday - Anthems

Holy Saturday - Hymns

Holy Saturday - Anthems

The Great Vigil of Easter - Hymns

The Great Vigil of Easter - Anthems

Easter Day - Hymns

Easter Day - Anthems

Easter Evening - Hymns

Easter Evening - Anthems

Monday in Easter Week - Hymns

Tuesday in Easter Week - Hymns

Wednesday in Easter Week - Hymns

Thursday in Easter Week - Hymns

Friday in Easter Week - Hymns

Saturday in Easter Week - Hymns

Second Sunday of Easter - Hymns

Second Sunday of Easter - Anthems

Third Sunday of Easter - Hymns

Third Sunday of Easter - Anthems

Fourth Sunday of Easter - Hymns

Fourth Sunday of Easter - Anthems

Fifth Sunday of Easter - Hymns

Fifth Sunday of Easter - Anthems

Sixth Sunday of Easter - Hymns

Sixth Sunday of Easter - Anthems

Ascension Day - Hymns

Ascension Day - Anthems

Seventh Sunday of Easter - Hymns

Seventh Sunday of Easter - Anthems

Day of Pentecost: Early/Vigil Service - Hymns

Day of Pentecost: Early/Vigil Service - Anthems

Day of Pentecost: Principal Service - Hymns

Day of Pentecost: Principal Service - Anthems

Trinity Sunday - Hymns

Trinity Sunday - Anthems

Proper 4 - Hymns

Proper 4 - Anthems

Proper 5 - Hymns

Proper 5 - Anthems

Proper 6 - Hymns

Proper 6 - Anthems

Proper 7 - Hymns

Proper 7 - Anthems

Proper 8 - Hymns

Proper 8 - Anthems

Proper 9 - Hymns

Proper 9 - Anthems

Proper 10 - Hymns

Proper 10 - Anthems

Proper 11 - Hymns

Proper 11 - Anthems

Proper 12 - Hymns

Proper 12 - Anthems

Proper 13 - Hymns

Proper 13 - Anthems

Proper 14 - Hymns

Proper 14 - Anthems

Proper 15 - Hymns

Proper 15 - Anthems

Proper 16 - Hymns

Proper 16 - Anthems

Proper 17 - Hymns

Proper 17 - Anthems

Proper 18 - Hymns

Proper 18 - Anthems

Proper 19 - Hymns

Proper 19 - Anthems

Proper 20 - Hymns

Proper 20 - Anthems

Proper 21 - Hymns

Proper 21 - Anthems

Proper 22 - Hymns

Proper 22 - Anthems

Proper 23 - Hymns

Proper 23 - Anthems

Proper 24 - Hymns

Proper 24 - Anthems

Proper 25 - Hymns

Proper 25 - Anthems

Proper 26 - Hymns

Proper 26 - Anthems

Proper 27 - Hymns

Proper 27 - Anthems

Proper 28 - Hymns

Proper 28 - Anthems

Proper 29 - Hymns

Proper 29 - Anthems

The Presentation (February 2) - Hymns

The Presentation (February 2) - Anthems

The Annunciation (March 25) - Hymns

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