A hant Mass for the eole of God hristoher alker Excerts from the English translation of the Roman Missal 2010 International ommission on English in the Liturgy ororation (IEL) 1100 onnecticut Ave N Suite 710 ashington D 20036-4101 All rights reserved sed ith ermission The English translation of some gosel verses from the Lectionary for Mass 1969 1981 1997 IEL All rights reserved sed ith ermission Some gosel verses from the Lectionary for Mass for se in the Dioceses of the nited States 1970 1997 1998 onfraternity of hristian Doctrine Inc (D) 3211 4 th St NE ashington D 20017-1194 All rights reserved sed ith ermission No ortion of this text may be reroduced ithout ermission in riting from the coyright holder ublished ith the aroval of the ommittee on Divine orshi nited States onference of atholic Bishos 3211 ourth Street NE ashington D 20017-1194; SBorg enitential Act ith Invocations Glory to God Alleluia Lenten Gosel Acclamation Holy e roclaim Your Death hen e Eat This Bread Save s Savior Doxology and Amen The Lord s rayer Lamb of God* *dated ith aroved texts for the Lamb of God in accordance ith the 2012 SB directive Edition
A hant Mass for the eole of God ERORMANE NOTES The as ritten in memory of the Benedictine Abbot Alan Rees of Belmont Abbey in Herefordshire England It is a chant mass that can be sung at any time Small communities religious houses those attending eekday or early Sunday morning masses ill find it easy to sing accomanied or unaccomanied It may also be sung during Lent or Advent to contrast ith your more lively mass settings used in Ordinary Time ENITENTIAL AT The Kyrie and Lord have mercy may be sung searately or ith invocations GLORY TO GOD The chant should be sung in a fairly fast seech rhythm Allo time for taking breaths at natural auses The riest may intone the first hrase Glory to God in the highest GOSEL ALAMATION: ALLELIA A variety of verses is given to cover most gosel themes in Ordinary Time There are also verses for the season of Advent as ell funerals GOSEL ALAMATION OR LENT The verses for each Sunday of Lent years A B are rovided HOLY HOLY Sing ith a good ace in seech rhythm so that it does not drag MEMORIAL ALAMATIONS Each memorial acclamation is set to different melodies to avoid confusion The introductory bar in the accomaniment lets eole kno hich text is being sung The riest may sing or say The mystery of faith DOXOLOGY AND GREAT AMEN Let the riest sing the doxology ith increasing intensity to encourage a strong Amen THE LORD S RAYER This chant comes from Morning Evening rayer for the ommute Sing it in seech rhythm It may be sung in unison accomanied or unaccomanied or ith SATB harmony If accomanied kee it soft The riest may sing or say Deliver us Lord LAMB O GOD To final bars: The measure have mercy on us leading to the final Lamb of God is harmonized differently to let the assembly kno grant us eace is coming It is ermitted to add different hrases after the initial Lamb of God such as: Bread of Life ; u of hrist s Blood ; Savior of All etc Alays end ith Lamb of God to let eole kno the last hrase grant us eace is coming hristoher alker Edition
1 4 7 10 riest/deacon etc Am6/E antor Am You ere sent to heal the con-trite of heart: Ky - ri - e e - le - i - son Ky - ri - e e - le - i - son Lord have mer - cy Lord have mer - cy riest/deacon etc Am antor /G Bm/D Am/ All D Am You came to call sin - ners: hri - ste e - le - i - son hri - ste e - le - i - hrist have mer - cy hrist have mer - riest/deacon etc Am6/E riest enitential Act ith Invocations You are seated at the inter -cede for us: right hand of the ather to antor D Am May almighty God have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us to ev - All son cy Am /G Am/ Ky - ri - e e - le - i - son Ky - ri - e e - le - i - Lord have mer - cy Lord have mer - All son cy Am er -last-ing life A - D/E All hristoher alker /E Am/E men Text 2010 IEL All rights reserved sed ith ermission Music: ; hristoher alker 2007 2010 hristoher alker ublished by O All rights reserved u Edition
INTRO kee it moving! hant in seech rhythm All Glory to G God in the highest e raise you e bless you e a -dore you Am/ D and on earth eace to eo - le of good ill Am/ G e glorify you e give you thanks for your great glory D G Lord God heav - en - ly King O God Al - migh - ty ather G/B Lord Jesus hrist Only Be - got - ten Son Glory to God Am/ D Lord God Lamb of God G Son of the ather D Am/ hristoher alker Text 2010 IEL All rights reserved sed ith ermission Music: ; hristoher alker 2007 2010 hristoher alker ublished by O All rights reserved Edition
you take aay the sins of the orld you take aay the sins of the orld Bm Am/ you are seated at the right hand of the ather G/B have mer - cy on us; D G re - ceive our rayer; /E G have mer - cy on us D or you a - lone are the Holy One you a - lone are the Lord Am/ B BELMONT MASS Gloria (2) D /E G Edition
BELMONT MASS Gloria (3) you alone are the Most rall e cresc in the glory of God the ather rall e cresc maj7 High Je - sus hrist ith the Ho - ly Sirit G/B Am D Bm A - men a - men D maj7 G u Edition
RERAIN Joyfully (q = ca 96) ALL (first time cantor then all) Al - le - lu - ia Descant Al - le - lu - ia Sorano Alto Tenor Bass Al - le - lu - ia G Am/G (Intro: lay refrain) Al - le - lu - ia Al - le - lu - ia Al - le - lu - ia G /E VERSES G /G Am/ antor/hoir Alleluia Al - le - lu - Al - le - lu - Al - le - lu - G/B ia ia ia u G u /E Bm D hristoher alker 1 Seak Lord your servant is listening; you have the ords of ever - last - ing life (1 Sam 3-9; Jn 6: 68c) 2 Your ords Lord are sirit and life; you have the ords of ever - last - ing life (Jn 6: 63c 68c) 3 I am the light of the orld says the Lord; hoever follos me ill have the light of life (Jn 8: 12) 4 My shee hear my voice says the Lord; I kno them and they fol - lo me (Jn 10: 27) 5 I am the ay the truth and the life says the Lord: No one comes to the ather ex- cet through me (Jn 14: 6) 6 I call you friends says the Lord: for I have made knon to you all that the ather has told me (Jn 15: 15b) 7 Your ord O Lord is truth; make us holy in the truth (Jn 17: 17b 17a) 8 Oen our hearts O Lord to listen to the ords of your Son (Acts 16: 14b) 9 Be atch-ful ray constantly that you may be orthy to stand before the Son of Man (Lk 21: 36) 10 Be faithful until death says the Lord and I ill give you the cron of life (Rev 2: 10c) 11 Your ords O Lord give joy to the heart your teaching is light to my eyes (s 19: 9) 12 Teach me your aths my God and lead me in your truth (s 25: 4b 5a) 13 Teach me the meaning of your la O God and I ill guard it ith all my heart (s 119: 34) 14 God has called us ith the Gosel to share in the glory of our Lord Je - sus hrist (2 Thes 2: 14) 15 Increase our faith O Lord that our hearts may burn ith your love (Lk 17: 5; Lk 24: 32) D Text: Some Gosel verses 1969 1981 1997 IEL All rights reserved sed ith ermission Some Gosel verses 1970 1997 1998 D All rights reserved sed ith ermission Music: ; hristoher alker 2007 2010 hristoher alker ublished by O All rights reserved Edition
Strongly (q = ca 152) Ó Ó Ó Ó G D G VERSES (Year A) So Alto Tenor Bass All % raise and ho - nor to you % Descant raise and ho - nor to you % (first time cantor/choir then all) raise and ho - nor to you % G D Am Lord Je - sus hrist! Lord Je - sus hrist! Lord Je - sus hrist! u Bm/D G u u G Am/G Lenten Gosel Acclamation Am/ Am7/E D DS hristoher alker 1 One does not live on bread a-lone but on every ord that comes forth from the mouth of God (Matt 4: 4b) 2 rom the shining cloud the ather's voice is heard: This is my beloved Son hear him (cf Matt 17: 5) 3 Lord you are truly the Savior of the orld; give me living ater that I may never thirst a - gain (cf Jn 4: 42 15) 4 I am the light of the orld says the Lord; hoever follos me ill have the light of life (Jn 8: 12) 5 I am the resurrection and the life says the Lord; hoever believes in me even if he dies ill nev - er die (Jn 11: 25a 26) VERSES (Year B) 1 One does not live on bread a-lone but on every ord that comes forth from the mouth of God (Matt 4: 4b) 2 rom the shining cloud the ather's voice is heard: This is my beloved Son listen to him (cf Matt 17: 5) 3 God so loved the orld that he gave his on - ly Son so that everyone ho believes in him might have eter - nal life (Jn 3: 16) 4 God so loved the orld that he gave his on - ly Son so everyone ho believes in him might have eter - nal life (Jn 3: 16) 5 hoever serves me must follo me says the Lord; and here I am there also ill my ser - vant be (Jn 12: 26) VERSES (Year ) 1 One does not live on bread a-lone but on every ord that comes forth from the mouth of God (Matt 4: 4b) 2 rom the shining cloud the ather's voice is heard: This is my beloved Son listen to him (cf Matt 17: 5) 3 Reent says the Lord; the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matt 4: 17) 4 I ill get u and go to my ather and shall say to him: ather I have sinned against heaven and a - gainst you (Lk: 15:18) 5 Even no says the Lord return to me ith your hole heart; for I am gracious and merciful (Joel 2: 12-13) Text: Refrain and some verses 1969 1981 1997 IEL All rights reserved sed ith ermission Some verses 1970 1997 1998 D All rights reserved sed ith ermission Music: ; hristoher alker 2007 2010 hristoher alker ublished by O All rights reserved Edition
G Am D Ó Ho - ly Ho - ly Ho - ly Lord God of hosts G D Bm Am/ D Heav - en and earth are full of your glory Ho - san - na in the high - est Am Dm7 n n Am/ D a INTRO Bles - sed is he ho comes in the name of the Lord G Am/ Bm Am/ D Ho - san - na in the high - est ho - san - na in the high - est Am/ Am/ Gsus4 G Holy u hristoher alker Text 2010 IEL All rights reserved sed ith ermission Music: ; hristoher alker 2007 2010 hristoher alker ublished by O All rights reserved Edition
! e roclaim Your Death riest: ΠThe my - ste - ry of faith G D All: e ro - claim your Death O Lord G Am/ Bm and ro - fess your Re - sur - rec - tion un - til you come a - gain Am/ D /E G D Am/ D u hristoher alker Text 2010 IEL All rights reserved sed ith ermission Music: ; hristoher alker 2007 2010 hristoher alker ublished by O All rights reserved Edition
riest: ΠThe my - ste - ry of faith G D! All: hen e eat this Bread and drink this u G G/B e ro - claim your Death O Lord un - til you come a - gain hen e Eat This Bread D Am/ Bm u hristoher alker Text 2010 IEL All rights reserved sed ith ermission Music: ; hristoher alker 2007 2010 hristoher alker ublished by O All rights reserved Edition
Save s Savior Πriest: The my - ste - ry of faith hristoher alker! G D All: for by your ross and Re - sur - rec - tion Am Save us Sav - ior of the orld Bm D G/B you have set us free D u Text 2010 IEL All rights reserved sed ith ermission Music: ; hristoher alker 2007 2010 hristoher alker ublished by O All rights reserved Edition
Ó riest: Doxology and Amen Through him and ith him and in him hristoher alker O God al - migh - ty ath - er Bm N Am6/E in the u - ni - ty of the Ho - ly Si - rit all glo - ry and hon - or is yours D for ev - er and ev - er A - men a - Bm Esus4 All: G Am/ G/B rall e dim men Bm G rall e dim u Text 2010 IEL All rights reserved sed ith ermission Music: ; hristoher alker 2007 2010 hristoher alker ublished by O All rights reserved Edition
The Lord's rayer hristoher alker rayerfully n Our ather ho art in heaven halloed be thy name; thy kindom come thy ill be done on earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our dail - y bread and forgive us our tresasses riest: as e for - give those ho tresass a - gainst us; and lead us not into tem-tation but de - liver us from evil (unaccomanied melody or choir hum underneath or gentle accomaniment) Deliver us Lord e ray from ev - 'ry evil graciously grant us eace in our days Text: bolism 2010 IEL All rights reserved sed ith ermission Music: ; hristoher alker 2005 2010 hristoher alker ublished by O All rights reserved Edition
BELMONT MASS The Lord s rayer (2) that by the hel of your mercy e may be alays free from sin and All: safe from all dis - tress as e aait the bles - sed hoe and the coming of our Savior Je - sus hrist or the kingdom the oer and the glory are yours no and for ever Edition
Keyboard Ó 1 1 antor or All Lamb of God D/ (All) you take a - ay the sins of the orld D/ /D Am/ Bm have mer - cy on us have mer - cy on us Am/ G LAST TIME antor or All Gently not fast Lamb of God D E a (All) grant us eace /D Am/ Lamb of God inal inal n n you take a - ay the sins of the orld Am Am6 B n rall e dim grant us eace Am a u rall e dim hristoher alker (E major or minor for the final chord!) (E major or minor for the final chord!) Music: ; hristoher alker 2007 2010 hristoher alker ublished by O All rights reserved Edition