Chancel Choir
From Renaissance to Gospel style, the chancel choir provides worshipful music weekly and for all celebration services.
We lead worship services alternately between the 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. services. The Chancel Choir is not an auditioned group. We welcome anyone who enjoys worshipping God through singing. Our rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., September through June. Nursery is provided for all rehearsals.
Please contact Helen Bielejec at hbielejec@faithabq.org if you have questions.
Here is a sampling of the Chancel Choir's repertoire:
Classical
Crucifixus, Bach
Salvation unto Us Has Come, Bach
Blest Are They Who Are Sorrowful, from Requiem, Johannes Brahms
VI Movement, from Requiem, Johannes Brahms
Create in Me a Clean Heart, Johannes Brahms
How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place, Johannes Brahms
Ubi Caritas, Durufle
Cantique de Jean Racine, Gabriel Faure
God Is Gone Up, Gerald Finzi
And the Glory of the Lord, from Messiah, Handel
Hallelujah, Amen, Handel
Hallelujah Chorus, from Messiah, Handel
Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs, Handel
Let All the World in Every Corner Sing, William Mathias
The Lord’s Prayer, William Mathias
How Lovely are the Messengers, Felix Mendelssohn
Ave Verum Corpus, Mozart
If Ye Love Me, Thomas Tallis
Salvation is Created, Tschesnokoff
O How Amiable, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Old Hundredth Psalm Tune, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Contemporary
Baptism of the Lord, arr. Austin Lovelace
Blessed Are You, Craig Courtney
Come to the Water, John Foley SJ
Eat This Bread, Taize
Fight the Good Fight with All Thy Might, John Gardner
For All the Blessings of the Year, Lloyd Larson
For the Beauty of the Earth, John Rutter
The Gift to be Simple, arr. Bob Chilcott
God is Seen, arr. Alice Parker
God So Loved the World, John Stainer
Great Is The Lord, Alf Houkom
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say, F. G. Rathbun
My Eternal King, Jane Marshall
O Come and Mourn, Hal Hopson
Offering, Dori Collins
One Body, Joseph Martin
With a Voice of Singing, Martin Shaw
Hymn arrangements
At the Name of Jesus, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Built on the Rock the Church Doth Stand, arr. S. Drummond Wolff
The Call, arr. Allen Percival
Day by Day, arr. Mark Hayes
Gift of Finest Wheat, John Ferguson
The Gift of Love, arr. Hal Hopson
He Comes to Us as One Unknown, arr. John Ferguson
Here I am Lord, arr. Craig Courtney
Hear Me Singing, Lord arr. Ed Lojeski
How Firm a Foundation, arr. John Rutter
Immortal Invisible God Only Wise, arr. Eric Thiman
Lord, I Want to Be a Christian, arr. John Carter
Lord of the Dance, arr. John Ferguson
Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service, arr. Daniel Kallman
My Faith Looks Up to Thee, arr. Bill Derksen
Shall We Gather at the River? arr. Hal Hopson
Take My Hand, Precious Lord, arr. Ed Lojeski
We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight, arr. Kevin Sadowski
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, arr. Martin
Wondrous Love, arr. Bradley Ellingboe
Spirituals and Gospel
Ain'-a that Good News! arr. William Dawson
Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit, arr. William Dawson
Give Me Jesus, arr. L. L. Fleming
Halleluya! Pelo Tsa Rona, South African
Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal, arr. Alice Parker
He Never Failed Me Yet, Robert Ray
I Will Arise, arr. Alice Parker
Keep Your Lamps! arr. Andre Thomas
My God is a Rock, arr. Alice Parker
Praise His Holy Name, Keith Hampton
Ride On, King Jesus, arr. Howard Helvey
Sometimes My Mind Gets Weary, George Mabry
There is a Balm in Gilead , arr. William Dawson
Worthy to be Praised, Byron Smith