Kyrie for Lent and Lenten Gospel Acclamation
  • musicman923
    Posts: 239
    Hi everyone,

    I'm looking for a new Kyrie as well as a new gospel acclamation for lent. Tired of ocp and need a new breath of musical life!

    If anyone has good suggestions, post it on here!

    Thanks.
  • WittManWilsonWittManWilson
    Posts: 76
    I am using the Kyrie from Missa Verbum Caro (from the St. Michael Hymnal). The music is available online: http://www.stmichaelhymnal.com/NewEdition/MassParts.aspx

    There is also a recording of it: http://www.stmichaelhymnal.com/NewEdition/MissaVerbumCaroRecordings.aspx
  • JPike1028
    Posts: 95
    We are using the gospel acclamation from the Missa Kyrie Orbis Factor by Proulx.
  • JacobFlahertyJacobFlaherty
    Posts: 331
    Hello! I wrote this one a few years back; it's served a few parishes well. Use and copy it freely. I just write in my own verses in my own writing. (If you want that with this year's verses, just shoot me a message.)

    Let me know if you use it; I'd like to hear how it goes. :)

    Jacob

    P.S. I second WittMan's endorsement of the 'Missa Verbum Caro'. If not for political issues we'd be using the entire Mass Ordinary.
    Gospel Acclamation for Lent in d-minor.pdf
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    Gospel Acclamation for Lent in c#-minor.pdf
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  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
    Posts: 5,193
    Here is my setting of the Kyrie (it's also available at CPDL).
    F11-Kyrie Eleison in A.pdf
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    Kyrie Eleison in A.mp3
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  • musicman923
    Posts: 239
    Thank you for all your choices. I'm leaning towards the following Kyrie from Jubilate Deo Chant mode III.

    What are other music directors thoughts of this Kyrie from jubilate Deo? Does your congregation have a hard time with the final Kyrie? I kinda like that specific Kyrie though!

    Still can't find a decent gospel acclamation though!
  • jpal
    Posts: 365
    We occasionally use that Kyrie at one of our Masses. It took a while, but most people figured it out. There will always be a couple folks who aren't up on the last Kyrie.

    We use a Gospel acclamation that appears in the Vatican II Hymnal. Here is a sample (Ash Wednesday). To get them, go here, click the Sunday you want, click "OPTIONS for the CHANT after the SECOND READING" and then "Option no. 6 during Lent organist/vocalist."
  • Andrew_Malton
    Posts: 1,187
    Why not use the suggested one ("Kyrie salve") from the graduale? All six (or 9...) eleisons are the same pretty much: easy to learn. Somewhat more sprightly than the ferial one in Jubilate Deo.
  • musicman923
    Posts: 239
    Andrew, can you post links of those kyrie's? I would like to look at them!
  • Earl_GreyEarl_Grey
    Posts: 904
    Another option is to simply omit the final variant eleison and sing it like the others, at least until it is more familiar. More digestible perhaps.

    Andrew's suggestion is also a good one. When we sing missa di angelis it works the same way, the choir/cantor intones and the people respond with the same eleison each time. Not the proper way of splitting the repeats, but it works.

    I'm going to try the orbis factor kyrie and Gospel acclamation this year, but in years past we have used a Gospel Acclamation based on Wondrous Love by Pishner (GIA). People sang that one quite well.
  • Andrew_Malton
    Posts: 1,187
    I posted a transcription earlier in the week, as it happens. See here.
  • marymezzomarymezzo
    Posts: 236
    Since Lent 2021 is coming up, I've been searching the forum for settings of the Lenten Gospel acclamation. There are fantastic options here (in this and other forum threads). I especially like yours, Jacob, and plan to use it.
  • ServiamScores
    Posts: 2,890
    Here's one that I've done; the score is marked 'Year A' but the verses are the same.
    Lenten Gospel Acclamation JJRR • YEAR A.pdf
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