Suggested Anthems for Lent & Holy Week 2025 March 5-April 18, 2025

The First Day of Lent or Ash Wednesday 

Asperges me, Domine – Josef Gruber

Blessed Are the Pure in Heart – Henry Walford Davies

Create in Me, O God – Johannes Brahms

God Be in My Head – Sydney Nicholson

Hide Not Thou Thy Face - Richard Farrant

Jesus Priceless Treasure - Johann Sebastian Bach

Kyrie Eleison - Plainsong

Lead Me Lord – Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy’s Sake – Farrant/Hilton

Miserere mei, Deus – Antonio Lotti 

O Salutaris Hostia – Ludwig van Beethoven

O Salutaris Hostia – Edward Elgar

 

First Sunday in Lent

All Who Believe and Are Baptized - Johann Sebastian Bach

Give Almes of Thy Good - Christopher Tye

Let the Same Mind Be In You – Thomas Pavlechko

Our Ancient Adam - Johann Sebastian Bach

Salvation Unto Us Has Come - Johann Sebastian Bach

 

Second Sunday in Lent

Hide Not Thou Thy Face - Richard Farrant

Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart - Johann Sebastian Bach

O Salutaris Hostia – Ludwig van Beethoven

O Salutaris Hostia – Edward Elgar

O Saviour of the World – John Goss

Thou Knowest, Lord, the Secrets of Our Hearts - Henry Purcell

 

Third Sunday in Lent

Kyrie Eleison – Plainsong

 

Fourth Sunday of Lent

All Who Believe and Are Baptized – Johann Sebastian Bach

O Bread of Life from Heaven - Johann Sebastian Bach

O Sacrum Convivium – Thomas Pavlechko

O Salutaris Hostia – Ludwig van Beethoven

O Salutaris Hostia – Edward Elgar

Panis Angelicus - César Franck

Salvation Unto Us Has Come – Johann Sebastian Bach

These Are They Which follow the Lamb – John Goss

Thou Knowest, Lord, the Secrets of Our Hearts - Henry Purcell

Fifth Sunday In Lent

Jesus Priceless Treasure - Johann Sebastian Bach

O Comfort Now My People - Thomas Pavlechko

O Lord Increase My Faith – Henry Loosemore

Salvation Unto Us Has Come – Johann Sebastian Bach

Since by Man Came Death, Messiah - George Friedrich Handel

 

The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

Adoramus te, Christe – Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina

Adoramus te, Christe - Thomas Pavlechko

Agnus Dei - The Roman Missal

Ave Verum Corpus – Edward Elgar

Ave Verum Corpus – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

God Be In My Head - Sydney Nicholson

God So Loved the World- John Goss

God So Loved the World – John Stainer

Let the Same Mind Be in You - Thomas Pavlechko

O Salutaris Hostia – Ludwig van Beethoven

O Salutaris Hostia – Edward Elgar

O Saviour of the World – John Goss

Tantum ergo (Genitori, Genitoque) - Déodat de Sévérac

 

Maundy Thursday

Adoramus te, Christe – Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina

Adoramus te, Christe – Thomas Pavlechko

Agnus Dei - The Roman Missal

Asperges me, Domine – Josef Gruber

Ave Verum Corpus – Edward Elgar

Ave Verum Corpus – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

O Bread of Life from Heaven - Johann Sebastian Bach

O Salutaris Hostia – Ludwig van Beethoven

O Salutaris Hostia – Edward Elgar

O Saviour of the World - John Goss

Tantum ergo (Genitori, Genitoque) – Déodat de Sévérac

Thee We Adore, O Hidden Saviour, Thee – Plainsong Mode V

Ubi Caritas – Gregorian Chant

 

Good Friday

Adoramus te, Christe – Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina

Adoramus te, Christe – Thomas Pavlechko

Agnus Dei – The Roman Missal

Asperges me, Domine – Josef Gruber

Ave Verum Corpus – Edward Elgar

Ave Verum Corpus – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

God So Loved the World - John Goss

God So Loved the World - John Stainer

Hide Not Thou Thy Face – Richard Farrant

Lord, Thee I Love With All My Heart - Johann Sebastian Bach

O Salutaris Hostia – Ludwig van Beethoven

O Salutaris Hostia – Edward Elgar

Salvation Unto Us Has Come – Johann Sebastian Bach