Ascension • 2025

Greetings all—
Here are our practice sources for this coming Sunday. Don’t forget about the “lookahead” section at the bottom; we have feast day after feast day (and two ordinations!) coming up.


  1. Entrance Antiphon Hymn: O Ye Men of Galilee to NETTLETON

  2. Introit: Viri Galilæi (Demo)

  3. Psalm: 47 “God mounts His throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord.” (SATB Demo) (Descant) (Alto) (Tenor) (Bass)

  4. Gospel Acclamation: Festal Alleluia (a.k.a. Alleluia for the Feast of Christ the King) (Abbreviated Demo) (Soprano) (Alto) (Tenor) (Bass)

    • *Double-check to make sure you have the coda prepared!*

  5. Offertory Antiphon (I): “God goes up with shouts of joy…” (Lumen Christi / Source & Summit) (Demo)

  6. Offertory Hymn (II): God Rises up to Heav’n Above to ASCENDIT DEUS (see below)

  7. Communion Antiphon: “Behold, I am with you always…” (Source & Summit) (Demo)

  8. Communion Special: More Love to Thee, O Christ

  9. Communion Hymn: Do Not Stand and Stare in Wonder to THAXTED

  10. Recessional Hymn: See the Conqueror Mounts in Triumph! to NETTLETON



Here is the (only slightly) simplified version of the introit that we sang last year. I have printed this for you.

 
 

Time stamps are linked at the top of the page, as well as the video description.


We will use this Alleluia for all the upcoming feast days, so learn it well!

Time stamps are linked at the top of the page, as well as the video description.

Sequence:

  1. Organ plays intro

  2. Cantor sings refrain once

  3. People & Choir respond once (with choir in parts)

  4. Choir sings verse a cappella

  5. People and Choir respond twice, before the Choir continues into the coda.

Also checkout the second video which has slowed down instrumental versions of the coda.

 

NB: the following recording is organ-only, but in the time stamps you can find “learning speed” (slowed down) solos of each voice part for the coda, which may be helpful to some of you.


Offertory Hymn:


Communion Anthem:

Live performance from ordination last year:

Fully animated JJR version:


Communion Hymn DESCANT:

This has the ordination text, but it still properly demonstrates the descant.

 

LOOK AHEAD

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LOOK AHEAD 〰️


May Thy Holy Spirit • This one is for NEXT WEEK! (Pentecost)

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Live Performance Version:

Playlist of Practice Tracks:



Version with animated score.

Raucous recording straight from Notre Dame de Paris.

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