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
Psalm 100
Music Psalm 100 (pdf) Settings from Lectionary 24 using Abbey Psalms and Canticles. Responses 1 Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth. 100-1 2b Come before the Lord, singing for joy. 100-2 2b Come before him, singing for joy. 100-3 3b The Lord made us; we belong...
Psalm 66
Music Psalm 66 (pdf) Settings from Lectionary 24 using Abbey Psalms and Canticles. Responses 1 Cry out with joy to God, all the earth. 66-1*, 2, 3, 4 1 Cry out with joy to God, all the earth. Alleluia. 66-5* cf,20a, 9a Blest be God, who gave life to my soul. 66-6...
Psalm 47
Music Psalm 47 (pdf) Settings from Lectionary 24 using Abbey Psalms and Canticles. Responses 6 God has gone up with shouts of joy. The Lord goes up with trumpet blast. 47-1*, 2 6a God has gone up with shouts of joy. 47-3* 8a God is king of all the earth. 47-4 Alleluia...
Psalm 146
Music Psalm 146 (pdf) Settings from Lectionary 24 using Abbey Psalms and Canticles. Responses 1b My soul give praise to the Lord 146-1*, 146-2 6a Blessed is he who is helped by Jacob’s God 146-3 Is 30:18 Blessed are all those who wait for the Lord 146-4 Is 35:4 Come,...
Psalm 145
Music Psalm 145 (pdf) Settings from Lectionary 24 using Abbey Psalms and Canticles. Responses cf.1 I will bless your name for ever, my God and king. 145-1*, 2*, 3 cf. 1b I will bless your name for ever, O Lord 145-4, 5 cf. 1b I will bless your name, O Lord, for ever....
Psalm 122
Music Psalm 122 (pdf) Settings from Lectionary 24 using Abbey Psalms and Canticles. Responses 1 I rejoiced when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’ 122-1 cf. 1 Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. 122-2*, 3, 4*, 5, 6, cf. Sir 36:21 Give...