Lenten Resources • 2023
Here is a collated list of Lenten music available through this website for the 2023 calendar year.
Mulier, ecce filius tuus…
This SAB motet sets the text, “Woman, behold Thy son; son, behold thy Mother.” from the Seven Last Words of Christ on the cross. Perfect for Holy Week, and accessible to choirs of even modest ability.
Take Up Thy Cross (and Follow Me)
ATB Motet with anglican chant verses. (Live performance available here.)
My heart expected reproach and misery… (Palm Sunday Offertory Motet)
Particularly suited to Palm Sunday (or Good Friday) this motet sets a portion of the Reproaches (Improperia) with a simple SAB motet refrain, paired to three male-cantored verses.
Parce Domine • Trad. Antiphon
Simple SATB harmonization of this well-known chant refrain, paired with chanted verses in English. Easily sun a cappella.
Parce Domine (Garau Extract) • FREE SCORE
SABar. “mini-motet” paired with harmonized chanted verses. This is a pairing of an extracted refrain from Mariano Garau’s Parce Domine II (available here on CPDL) with simplified verses in English as set by JJR.
Prayer to Jesus • Richard de Castre • FREE SCORE
This edition was updated to include more traditional “King James English” than can be found in other free editions.
Lenten Gospel Acclamation: Marvelous and Great are Your works, O Lord!
Every year we offer a new Lenten Gospel acclamation, slowly cycling through all the optional texts. This is 2023’s contribution to this project. Based on the offertory antiphon for Lent IV, Oportet te, fili gaudere.
Lenten Gospel Acclamation: Salvation, Glory, and Power to the Lord, Jesus Christ!
Lenten Gospel Acclamation: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory!
Be sure to check back soon for an additional blog post detailing our Lenten Psalms!
