Richard, we used your setting at the Easter Vigil last year, and it worked perfectly! We did it SATB without the congregation . . .

If pressed, this is how I might revise my Eastertide setting to conform to the new text. A new setting would probably be better (if you like this sort of thing at all).

Here are two antiphons that I have centonized for the Rite of Sprinkling. I have employed the new ICEL text.

I would like to add that I am interested in the 1 Peter text also because it is LONG. I have found that "Springs of Water" falls shorter than the sprinkling rite, especially when working with a very large congregation.

What is the appropriate thing to do when the Sprinkling rite music falls short of the end of the rite (by a lot)? Do you repeat the sprinkling rite music, fill with organ improvisation, or observe silence? I have always been told to repeat, but the result sounds forced to me.

"Sprinkling Rite". Ugh. It's called the Asperges.

That aside, why not use the Latin, to the commonly used melody, which is EASILY sung by congregations. One need not be an Anglican to sing it.

Hello Bruce and Leo N. and Richard and everyone else - thank you so much - i'm currently at my home in Italy for a few days (le Marche) and am just looking at these now - they are very helpful.

My godfather, who worked at a very major east coast seminary in the 70's (somewhere south of new england) recounted to me an old story that when V-II was first being implemented the translation 'sprinkle me'- at best came across un-poetic, at worst generated a lot of snickers (i know, i know, underlying problem of dignity and education, etc.) and it thus was dropped early on when the changes were under way - has anybody else heard this story? In fact I didn't see these words in the new Missal appendix - am I correct that they are not there?

Thank you again - there are really some great people and great artists on here - Kevin

Thanks Robert - those look great - so it seems that a psalm setting in the same mode can be weaved in between these as with the other propers, because they are a little short for what we're doing.

To all - please scratch the last message, I see that the direct translation of asperges still exists, I'm doing these email while on a train to Milan - well, I like very, very much the new translation - I guess I've found for me the first thing that squeaks a little - I'm so appreciative of all the help that's been offered - Kevin

Friends, I'm bumping this old thread...I've been asked for a sprinkling rite outside of Easter and I'd love to hear if you know of any dignified settings to be used with a congregation. The last update to this thread was 11 years ago, so I suspect we'll have some more suggestions! :)

Another (even older) thread on this topic is here: https://forum.musicasacra.com/forum/discussion/2959/music-for-sprinkling-rite/p1

Even easier to memorise if you use the first millennium version given in GS on p449, in LU as ad lib. 1 on p12, or in GR(1974) on p708 as version II. This annoys the rigid backwardists who think that what was done a hundred years ago was traditional.

To clarify what I'm looking for:

-Outside of Easter Time (no Vidi Aquam)
-English
-Congregational

...and I'll add:

-learnable upon one hearing (this is for a special, one-time occasion)

Proulx Springs of Water

Here are some vaguely relevant selections from Hymnary.org, most of dubious quality or relevance. Set them to whatever tune takes your fancy.

• My God, my God, to thee I cry
• Drop, drop, slow tears
• In thy great loving kindness, Lord
• Wash me whiter than the snow
• Whiter than snow, is my prayer, dear Lord
• Whiter than snow
• O for a heart that is whiter than snow
• Washed whiter than the snow