Bear Music
Music for the Liturgy
New Lectionary - Advent 2024
Psalms for the new Lectionary are gradually appearing. As I have gone for a completist approach checking them takes longer then people just setting the Sunday psalms. All Sunday psalms have been set — and will appear.
Also updated is the Helmsley Alleluia – with Advent verses from the new Lectionary.
Music for Rites
Responsorial Psalms and Antiphons are available for:
- Sacraments of Initiation including:
- RCIA
- Baptism
- Confirmation
- Marriage
- Funerals
Psalms
Psalm settings for Sundays, Solemnities and Sacraments can be found here in a variety of styles. Simple settings are provided for the Common Psalms which include other settings where the same psalm occurs in the Lectionary.
The page includes a list of psalm settings and of Sundays etc.
Mass Parts
At any Mass it is important to sing the Mass rather than just sing at Mass. Key to that principle is for the whole congregation to participate in the parts of the Mass: the Penitential Act, the Gloria, Gospel Acclamation, Eucharistic Acclamations (Sanctus, Memorial Acclamations and Amen), and Lamb of God.
Other Music
Here will be found a variety of pieces which are not Mass Parts, Psalms or Antiphons. These includes songs with congregational refrains and pieces for choirs written for a variety of occasions. There are ‘short songs’ or chants which can be used in different circumstances. read more…
- Current Settings
Advent & Christmas
- 1st Sunday of Advent
- 2nd Sunday of Advent
- 3rd Sunday of Advent
- 4th Sunday of Advent
- Nativity of the Lord
- Holy Family
- Mary, Mother of God
- 2nd Sunday after the Nativity
- Epiphany of the Lord
- Baptism of the Lord
Proper of Saints
Antiphons: Solemnities & Feasts of the Lord
- 8 December — The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Recent Additions
Isaiah 12 – L24
Music Isaiah 12 (pdf) Settings from Lectionary 24 using Abbey Psalms and Canticles Responses 1c Your anger turned back, and you consoled me. Is12-1 3 With joy will you draw water from the springs of salvation. Is12-2*, Is12-3 There is an inconsistency mistake in the...
Psalm 126
Music Psalm 126 (pdf) Settings from Lectionary 24 using Abbey Psalms and Canticles Responses 3 What great deeds the Lord worked for us! Indeed, we were glad. 126-1*, 126-2 3a What great deeds the Lord worked for us! 126-3 5 Those who are sowing in tears will sing when...
Psalm 25
Music Psalm 25 (pdf) Settings from Lectionary 24 using Abbey Psalms and Canticles Responses 1b To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 25-1*, 2, 3, 4, 5 3 Those who hope in you, O Lord, will not be put to shame. 25-6, 7 4a O Lord, make me know your ways. 25-8*, 9 cf. 4b...
Two-Tone Mass
A setting born out of lockdown. It began as a simple setting of the Gloria, which could be easily and quickly sung. It is based on two tones (hence the name of the Mass) and these were adapted to provide a complete Mass setting. It is intended to be flexible and can...
Psalm 67 (68)
Let God arise. Let his foes be scattered. 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Psalm 67 (68): 4-7. 10–11. r. cf v. 11 — In your goodness, O God, you prepared a home for the poor. Psalm 67 (pdf) Psalm 67 r (pdf)
Psalm 1
Happy indeed is the man. 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 1 March — St David Psalm 1: 1–4. 6. R. Ps 39:5 — Happy the man who has placed his trust in the Lord. Psalm 1 (pdf) Psalm 1 r (pdf)