Diocese of Western Anglicans (DWA)

This page is provided as a resource for the musicians who serve congregations that are part of the Diocese of Western Anglicans in the Anglican Church in North America

MUSIC PLANNING RESOURCES

• ACNA lectionary

  • • Lectionary for the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), hosted on the ACNA website

• Other lectionaries

• • Note that while these resources may be of some use, these resources reference the Episcopal or Catholic version of the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) -- which many times is the same as the ACNA lectionary but sometimes can be quite different.

    • Oremus Hymnal -- 3 lists of suggested hymns (one for year A, one for year B, and one for year C) that align with the Revised Common Lectionary used by the Episcopal Church

    • Word to Worship / Lectionary -- a resource for finding P&W songs that relate to the readings.  References include readings according to the Revised Common Lectionary, Roman Catholic Lectionary, Lurthern Church Missouri Synod and Narrative lectionaries.

• Find hymns by scripture reference

  • • The service music section of the accompaniment edition for the 1982 hymnal includes an index of hymns by scripture reference

    • Sermon Writer / hymn list:  Look for hymns by scripture reference

    • You can search for hymns by scripture reference on the following sites (see the following section SHEET MUSIC RESOURCES --> Free resources --> Hymns for the links to websites):

      • Hymnary

      • Cyber Hymnal

SHEET MUSIC RESOURCES

• Free resources

  • Choral anthems

    • • Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL) -- repository of public domain anthems and other music, including anthems organized by psalm reference

      • International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) -- repository of public domain music that includes choral anthems, organ music, piano music, music for instrumental ensembles, and more

  • Hymns

    • • Hymnary -- music and lyrics for public domain hymns, including the hymns in the 1982 Hymnal (including service music); you can search for hymns by title, tune name, lyrics, or scripture reference

      • Cyber Hymnal -- database of public domain hymn lyrics, with MIDI files; the site includes an index to find hymns by scripture reference

  • P&W

    • • Songs from United Adoration --  songs by a group of musicians who are part of United Adoration; these songs are copyrighted, but free to use in your worship services

• Paid/subscription resources

  • Hymns

    • • Rite Song -- a "digital library of liturgical music" that has been collected and licensed from several hymnals, including the 1982 hymnal; see the site's page on pricing for more information about cost

  • Anthems

• • • Note that while these resources may be of some use, these resources reference the Episcopal or Catholic version of the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) -- which many times is the same as the ACNA lectionary but sometimes can be quite different

      • CanticaNova Publications: Liturgical Planning -- a web page hosted by CanticaNOVA Publications to find and purchase anthems and other service music from CanticaNOVA Publications based on the Roman Common Lectionary.

      • Choristers Guild music-in-worship planner -- a web page hosted by the Choristers Guild to find and purchase anthems from the Choristers Guild based on the Roman Common Lectionary

      • GIA music by date planner --a web page hosted by GIA to find and purchase anthems from GIA based on the Roman Common Lectionaryi

      • If you join the National Aassociation of Pastoral Musicians (NPM), you will have access to their list of recommended anthems and songs based on the Roman Common Lectionary (there is an older version of this database of anthem and song recommendations that is available from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)

    • P&W

      • SongSelect -- lead sheets, vocal parts and chord charts for songs that can be licensed for use from CCLI on an annual basis; see the website's page on SongSelect pricing for more information about cost