The Compline Service from St. Mark's Cathedral

A weekly podcast of the Compline service as sung every Sunday night in St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle.

The Office of Compline for December 28, 2025

The First Sunday after Christmas Day PROCESSIONAL: Glory to God in the highest – Plainsong, adapt. Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) PSALM 147 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Of the Father’s love begotten (Tune: DIVINUM MYSTERIUM) – Sanctus trope, 11th cent.; adapt. Piae Cantiones, 1582; arr. Richard T. Proulx (1937-2010) [see Tintinnabulum] NUNC DIMITTIS (Tune: […]

12-29
33:51

The Office of Compline for December 21

The Fourth Sunday of Advent PROCESSIONAL: Veni, veni, Emmanuel – Plainsong, Mode I; composite arr. Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976); including harm. Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014), Alice Parker (1925-2023), and Philip Lawson (b. 1967) PSALM 80:1-7,16-18 – Plainsong, Tone IV.4 HYMN 264: The Word whom earth and sea and sky adore (Tune: SONG 34) – […]

12-22
35:54

The Office of Compline for December 14, 2025

The Third Sunday of Advent ORISON: Comfort, comfort ye my people (Tune: PSAUME 42) – mel. Claude Goudimel (1514-1572); adapt. Louis Bourgeois, 1551 PSALM 146:4-9 – Plainsong, Tone IV.2 HYMN: Love divine, all loves excelling (Tune: HYFRYDOL) – Rowland Hugh Prichard (1811-1887) NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010) ANTHEM: O day of peace that dimly […]

12-15
29:14

The Office of Compline for December 7, 2025

The Second Sunday of Advent ORISON: Redeemer of the nations, come (Tune: VENI REDEMPTOR GENTIUM) – Plainsong, Mode I, Einsiedeln MS., 12th cent. PSALM 72:1-7,18-19 – Plainsong, Tone I. HYMN: Hail to the Lord’s Anointed (Tune: ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELIEN) – German folk song; adapt. and harm. Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941), Gregory Bloch, and […]

12-08
30:31

The Office of Compline for November 30, 2025

The First Sunday of Advent ORISON: Matin Responsory – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) PSALM 122 – Plainchant, Tone I.2 HYMN: “Sleepers,wake!” A voice astounds us (Tune: WACHET AUF) – mel. Frewdenspiegel dess ewigen Lebens, 1599; harm. Neu Leipziger Gesanbuch, 1682, and Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010) ANTHEM: E’en so, Lord […]

12-01
31:10

The Office of Compline for November 23, 2025

Compline for The Last Sunday after Pentecost: The Reign of Christ ORISON: O Jesus, crowned with all renown (Tune: KINGSFOLD) – English melody; harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958); arr. Gregory Bloch PSALM 46 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Now thank we all our God (Tune: NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT) – mel. Johann Crüger (1598-1662); […]

11-24
34:42

The Office of Compline for November 16, 2025

The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: New songs of celebration render (Tune: RENDEZ A DIEU) – mel. attr. Loys Bourgeois (c. 1510-c. 1561); harm. Claude Goudimel (c. 1514-1572) PSALMS 98 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Disposer supreme, and judge of the earth (Tune: OLD 104TH) – mel. Thomas Ravenscroft (c. 1590-1633); harm. Ralph Vaughan […]

11-17
34:36

The Office of Compline for November 9, 2025

The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Dedication – Joshua Haberman (b. 1982) PSALM 17:1-14 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) HYMN: I know that my Redeemer lives (Tune: SHOUT ON) – Anon. 19th cent. American; arr. Alice Parker (1925-2023) NUNC DIMITTIS – Arthur Wills (1926-2020) ANTHEM: Steal away to Jesus – African-American Spiritual; arr. Dale […]

11-10
33:45

The Office of Compline for November 2, 2025

All Saints’ Sunday ORISON: Holy is the true light – William H. Harris (1883-1973) PSALM 149 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Hark! I hear the harps eternal (Tune: INVITATION NEW) – arr. William Hauser (1812-1880); adapt. Gregory W. Bloch (b. 1977) NUNC DIMITTIS for double choir – Charles Wood (1866-1926) ANTHEM: Gaudent in caelis […]

11-03
31:21

The Office of Compline for October 26, 2025

The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: ‘Psalm 122’ from Six Hymns to Doctor Watts – Alice Parker (1925-2023) PSALM 84 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: God is love (Tune: UBI CARITAS [MURRAY]) – Dom Gregory Murray OSB (1905-1992) NUNC DIMITTIS – Dana Marsh (b. 1965) ANTHEM: Love Never Ends – Alice Parker (1925-2023) Jason […]

10-27
37:00

The Office of Compline for October 19, 2025

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Be present, O merciful God – Roupen Shakarian (b. 1950) PSALM 15 (Setting I) – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) OFFICE HYMN: Te lucis ante terminum (Before the ending of the day) – Roupen Shakarian NUNC DIMITTIS – Roupen Shakarian ANTHEM: Levavi oculos meos – Orlando di Lasso (c. 1532-1594) […]

10-20
30:07

The Office of Compline for October 12, 2025

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: ‘Now the day is over,’ from Ten Orisons – M. Searle Wright (1918-2004) PSALM 145 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: I’ll praise my Maker while I’ve breath (Tune: OLD 113TH) – Melody from Strassburger Kirchenamt, 1525; harm. Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tonus peregrinus; […]

10-13
36:45

The Office of Compline for October 5, 2025

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Maker of all things – Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) PSALM 57 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) OFFICE HYMN: Te lucis ante terminum (Before the ending of the day) – Plainsong, Mode VIII; harm. Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone VIII; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana […]

10-06
31:48

The Office of Compline for September 28, 2025

Eve of Saint Michael and All Angels ORISON: Christ, the fair glory of the holy angels (Tune: CHRISTE SANCTORUM) – Sarum plainsong, Mode I PSALM 148 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Angel-voices ever singing (Tune: ANGEL VOICES) – Edwin George Monk (1819-1900); arr. Gregory W. Bloch (b. 1977) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone […]

09-29
33:44

The Office of Compline for September 21, 2025

Saint Matthew ORISON: Come, pure hearts, in joyful measure (Tune: ALLES IST AN GOTTES SEGEN) – mel. attr. Johann Balthasar König (1691-1758), alt; harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) PSALM 111 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: O Christ, the Word Incarnate (Tune: MUNICH) – harm. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone VI […]

09-22
33:28

The Office of Compline for September 14, 2025

Holy Cross Day ORISON: Hope of the world, thou Christ of great compassion (Tune: DONNE SECOURS) – mel. from Trente quatre pseaumes de David, 1551; harm. Claude Goudimel (c. 1514-1572) PSALM 98 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: We sing the praise of him who died (Tune: BRESLAU) – mel. from Lochamer Gesangbuch, ca. 1450; […]

09-15
32:57

The Office of Compline for September 7, 2025

The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Now cheer our hearts this eventide (Tune: ACH BLEIB BEI UNS) – Geistliche Lieder, Leipzig, 1589; harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) PSALM 115 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: For the beauty of the earth (Tune: LUCERNA LAUDONIAE) – David Evans (1874-1948) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone III; […]

09-08
34:25

The Office of Compline for August 31, 2025

The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: The shadows of the evening hours – Joshua Haberman (b. 1982) PSALM 33:12-22 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Abide with me (Tune: EVENTIDE) – William Henry Monk (1823-1889) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone VII; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627) ANTHEM: Salva nos, Domine, vigilantes – […]

09-01
31:42

The Office of Compline for August 24, 2025

The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 24, 2025 • The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 16C) Women’s Compline Choir ORISON: Angels of Peace – Song from the Shaker Community of Enfield, CT (c. 1844); arr. Kevin Siegfried (b. 1969) PSALM 103:1-8 – Sheila Bristow (b. 1969) [premiere] HYMN: Now the day is over (Tune: MERRIAL) […]

08-25
35:35

The Office of Compline for August 17, 2025

The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: ‘The Call,’ from Five Mystical Songs – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) PSALM 66:1-11 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: O Christ, You Are Both Light and Day – plainsong, Mode 2, Mailander Hymnen, 15th cent. NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone VI; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627) ANTHEM: […]

08-18
31:36

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