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Books by Thomas Pavlechko
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Books by Thomas Pavlechko
Liturgical Music for the Revised Common Lectionary, Years A, B, C
Church Publishing, Incorporated Year A, Year B, Year C by Carl P. Daw, Jr. and Thomas Pavlechko

"Here, in one volume, is the primary, comprehensive worship planning resource for musicians, clergy, and other liturgists using the Revised Common Lectionary in the Episcopal Church" co-edited by Carl P. Daw, Jr. and Thomas Pavlechko."
  • Complete planning tool for music with the Revised Common Lectionary.
  • Hymn suggestions from all five Episcopal music resources: The Hymnal 1982; Lift Every Voice and Sing; Wonder, Love, and Praise; Voices Found; and My Heart Sings Out.
  • Anthem lists for choirs of all sizes and abilities
  • Suggestions for solos, duets, trios, quartets, Bach Cantatas and other larger works.
  • Cross-references for choral or instrumental descants.
"...there is an additional reason for clergy and musicians of the Church to celebrate for they have received another gift that will be of the greatest help to them in planning for the worship of their congregations. It is Liturgical Music for the Revised Common Lectionary." --Raymond F. Glover, Reviewer The Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians

ST. MARTIN'S PSALTER, Ecumenical Edition
St. James Music Press © 2004, 2007

A Collection of over 550 Pointed Psalms, Psalm tones & Antiphons based on Hymn Tunes and Other Familiar Melodies

"Mr. Thomas Pavlechko's St. Martin's Psalter should go a long way in helping our congregations participate in and enjoy singing the psalms. His instructions are concise and clear, the pointing is natural and musical, and the use of familiar seasonal hymn tunes make the chants easily accessible and singable. I recommend it." --William Teague, Organist/Choirmaster Emeritus, St. Mark's Cathedral (Episcopal), Shreveport, Louisiana; Concert Artist with Karen McFarlane

"These fresh settings give new life to congregational psalm singing. We [at the Choristers Guild] are especially pleased that children's choirs can serve as leaders." --Jim Rindelaub, Executive Director, Choristers Guild, Dallas, Texas

"The St Martin's Psalter is a great hit! The Dean and I both expected it not to be and are almost ecstatic at the response. People really sing the antiphons, the choir loves the harmonizations and I have used just about every imaginable configuration of the harmonies to accommodate the choir on Sundays. After years of struggle that had me on the verge of asking permission to skip the Psalms and use hymns (I even used improvisational liturgical dance as a threat), this Psalter has restored the balance between choir and congregation and made the Psalms singable and enjoyable for everyone." --Michael Burroughs, Director of Music, Trinity Cathedral (Episcopal), San Jose, California
ST. MARTIN'S PSALTER, ELW Lutheran Edition
Augsburg Fortress, released 2012 (CD-ROM), by Thomas Pavlechko (Arranger)

St. Martin's Psalter is a collection of all the psalms assigned by the Revised Common Lectionary, set to tones based on well-known hymn tunes, in Anglican chant style. The familiarity of the tunes both helps to make a connection with the day of season (for instance, a tone based on "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is used during Advent) and makes it easier for the congregation to sing the psalm. Each psalm is provided with a refrain or antiphon, often also related to the hymn tune. The settings are flexible enough to be used by any combination of congregation, cantor, and choir.

This CD-ROM contains complete graphic files for all the Revised Common Lectionary psalms and their refrains. Purchasers of this product are granted permission to make all necessary copies for use by their choirs and congregations.
RADIANT CITY: The Collected Hymns, Carols and Songs of Thomas Pavlechko
Selah Publishing Co. Inc., Catalog No. 125-039 © 2002

The premiere collection of forty-seven of Pavlechko's original hymn tunes, two of his texts, plus additional texts by eighteen current hymn writers. Foreword by Carl P. Daw, Jr. Premiered at the Annual Conference of the Hymn Society, at the Home Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 2002, at which time Pavlechko was presented to the Society as its 2002 Emerging Hymn Composer.
WELLSPRING, More Hymns and Spiritual Songs by Thomas Pavlechko
Selah Publishing Co., Catalog No. 125-040 © 2005

The second collection of Pavlechko's hymns, containing twenty-five of his new original hymn tunes, two of his hymn texts, plus texts by thirteen current hymn writers. Foreword by Russell Schulz-Widmar Premiered as a Hymn Showcase at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Hymn Society at Texas Christian University in San Antonio, Texas.

Chorales from ST. JOHN PASSION
Augsburg Fortress, 978-0-8006-6371-1 © 2009

Harmonized by Johann Sebastian Bach, edited by Thomas Pavlechko. Full Score for choir, organ and three readers; Instrumental parts for strings, 2 oboes, 2 flutes available by web download from the publisher.

Bach's chorales from the ST. JOHN PASSION with both English & German texts, set in the context of the Good Friday Passion Reading.
Hymn Tunes & Service Music included in
Denominational Hymnals & Supplements
Glory to God, The Presbyterian Hymnal
PC(USA) Store © 2013

The new hymnal of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.

Hymn 179: Ten Lepers Facing Constant Scorn
Hymn Tune: RADIANT CITY © 1994 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: LMD

Hymn 184: Calm to the Waves
Hymn Tune: CALM SEAS, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 447 446

Service Music
572: Holy, Holy, Holy
573: Christ Has Died; Christ Is Risen
574: Amen
from MASS in THREE, © 2006 Augsburg Fortress
Community of Christ Sings
Herald Publishing House, SKU 9780830915521 © 2013

The new hymnal of Community of Christ (also known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)


Hymn 158: Calm to the Waves
Hymn Tune: CALM SEAS, © 2002 Selah Publishing Company, Inc.
Meter: 447 446
Worship - Fourth Edition
GIA Publications, Inc. © 2011

The new hymnal of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States of America


Hymn 664: We Cannot Measure How You Heal
Hymn Tune: RADIANT CITY © 1994 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: LMD
A Supplement to the New Hymnal

China Christian Council

National Committee of the Three-self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches in China, © 2010

Hymn 124: Come, Lord Jesus, to This Place
Hymn Tune: HELLMERS, © 1994 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 77 77
Evangelical Lutheran Worship
Augsburg Fortress © 2006


The worship resource of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America & The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada

Hymn 383: Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna!
Hymn Tune: TURNBULL, © 2006 Thomas Pavlechko, admin. Augsburg Fortress
Meter: 87 87D
Hymn Tune Commissioned by The Rev. Reynolds and Stephanie Turnbull Cheney

Hymn 699: In Deepest Night
Hymn Tune: DEEP BLUE, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 88 886

Hymn 709: When Our Song Says Peace
Hymn Tune: JENKINS, © 2003 Augsburg Fortress
Meter: 10 7 10 66
Hymn Tune commissioned by Augsburg Fortress

Hymn 794: Calm to the Waves
Hymn Tune: CALM SEAS, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 447 446

Holy Communion Setting One
p. 102 Gospel Acclamation
p. 108 Sanctus
p. 109 Eucharistic Acclamations
from MASS in THREE,
© 2006 Augsburg Fortress

Service Music 163: Glory to God
Gloria from
MASS in THREE, © 2006 Augsburg Fortress

Service Music 170: Gospel Acclamation
from MASS for a HOLY PEOPLE,
© 2003 Thomas Pavlechko, admin. Augsburg Fortress
Australian Hymn Book II: Together in Song
Hymnary.org, HarperCollins Australia Publishers © 1999 Australian Hymn Book Co. Pty Ltd

The ecumenical hymnal of Australia, including the United Church in Australia, the Anglican Church of Australia, the Roman Catholic Archdioceses of Sydney, the Presbyterian Church of Australia, the Churches of Christ of Australia, and the Lutheran Church of Australia.


Hymn 663: Isaiah the Prophet Has Written of Old
Hymn Tune: PEACEABLE KINGDOM, © 1996 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: 11 8 11 8D
Wonder, Love, and Praise
Church Publishing Incorporated © 1997 The Church Pension Fund

The Supplement to The Hymnal 1982 of the Episcopal Church, U.S.A.

Hymn 906: A Song of Pilgrimage, Priusquam errarem, Canticle B
Hymn Tune: DILIGENCE, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 10 10 10 6

Hymn 753: When From Bondage We Are Summoned
Hymn Tune: GRID, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 87 87D
The Covenant Hymnal: A Worshipbook
Covenant Bookstore, Covenant Publications, © 1996

The hymnal of The Evangelical Covenant Church

Hymn 774: Isaiah the Prophet Has Written of Old
Hymn Tune: PEACEABLE KINGDOM, © 1996 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: 11 8 11 8D

Hymn 719: O Lord, You Gave Your Servant John
Hymn Tune: RADIANT CITY, © 1994 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: LMD

Hymn 457: When Aimless Violence Takes Those We Love
Hymn Tune: GREENBELT, © 1996 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: 10 10 10 10
Hymn Tunes included in Hymn Collections
In Melody and Songs, Hymns from the Psalm Versions of Isaac Watts
Hymnary.org, Darcy Press, Vernon Hills, IL, 2014

Hymn 45: Sing to the Lord, Ye Distant Lands
Hymn Tune: VANLANINGHAM, © 2013 Thomas Pavlechko
Meter: LMD

Hymn 91: I Long for Your Salvation, Lord
Hymn Tune: DOWNING, © 1996 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: CM
Selah Songs of Rejoicing
Selah Publishing Company © 2011

"This expansive collection is a celebration of contemporary hymnody by a Who's Who of authors and composers. They express the praise and longing, fear and hope, love and concerns of contemporary Christians, in hymns and songs which work their way into our souls."

Hymn 29: Jesus Came, So Unexpected
Hymn Tune: HOLLYBLUFF,
© 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 87 87

Hymn 33: Break Open the Jar
Hymn Tune: ARJAY,
© 2003 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 12 11 12 11

Hymn 68: O Breath of Life
Hymn Tune: SOUTH FLOWER,
© 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 98 98

Hymn 69: O Holy Spirit, Flowing Light
Hymn Tune: LAUS TIBI SPIRITUS,
© 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 88 87

Hymn 156: Calm to the Waves
Hymn Tune: CALM SEAS,
© 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 447 446

Hymn 175: When from Bondage We Are Summoned
Hymn Tune: GRID,
© 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 87 87D

Hymn 213: When Our Song Says Peace
Hymn Tune: JENKINS,
© 2005 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 10 7 10 6 6

Hymn 215: In Deepest Night
Hymn Tune: DEEP BLUE,
© 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 88 886

Hymn 221: Look Well Within
Hymn Tune: CALM SEAS,
© 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 447 446

Hymn 256: May Angels Lead
Hymn Text: Thomas Pavlechko,
© 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Hymn Tune: WHITEMAN,
© 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: LM
Woven Into Harmony, 50 Hymn Texts by Adam M. L. Tice
GIA Publications, Inc., G-7542; © 2009

Hymn p. 101: What New Endeavors Will We Dare
Hymn Tune: RADIANT CITY, © 1994 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: LMD
Family of God, New Hymns by John Thornburg and Friends
Abingdon Press, © 2008

Hymn 22: A Child, Most Eager
Hymn Tune: BALDWIN, © 2008, Abingdon Press, admin. The Copyright Co.
Meter: 88 68

Hymn Tune commissioned by Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee
Ted Gibbony, Organist & Director of Music

Premiered along with the new text by John Thornburg at a Hymn Festival led by the author and the composer at Idlewild on April 23, 2004.

In Wind and Wonder: 75 Hymn Texts by Mary Louise Bringle
GIA Publications, Inc., G-6861, © 2007

Hymn p. 107: Prayer and Song
Hymn Tune: PRAYER AND SONG, © 2006 Thomas Pavlechko
Meter: Irregular

Hymn p. 153: They Also Praise
Hymn Tune: QUIET SERVANTS, ©2005 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 4 10 10 10 75

Hymn p. 168: With Dazzling Light
Hymn Tune: RADIANT CITY, © 1994 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: LMD
Fear Not, Little Flock, Hymns of Rae Whitney, Volume I
Selah Publishing Company, Inc., 125-402, © 2006

Hymn 5: There Is A Door in Bethlehem
Hymn Tune: NOCTURNE, ©2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 86 86 88

Hymn 12: Break Open the Jar
Hymn Tune: ARJAY, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 12 11 12 11

Hymn 13: I Came to the Stable
Hymn Tune: ARJAY, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 12 11 12 11
Hear the Angels Sing
Selah Publishing Company, Inc., 125-325, © 2005

A hymn collection devoted to the work of angels.

Hymn 4: Mary, Did You Sense the Angels
Hymn Tune: ILLUMINADA, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 87 87

Hymn 14: Tide of Angels, Rising
Hymn Tune: ANGELTIDE, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 65 65 66

Hymn 31: May Angels Lead with Gentle Hand
Hymn Text: Thomas Pavlechko, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Hymn Tune: WHITEMAN, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: LM
Honey from the Rock, Hymns by Richard Leach
Selah Publishing Company, Inc., No. 125-424, © 2005

Hymn 1: One Tree to Remind Us
Hymn Tune: THE TREE, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 65 65D
Praise, My Soul, The Hymns of Herbert O'Driscoll
Selah Publishing Company, Inc., No. 125-445, © 2005

Hymn 20: In the Lives of Men and Women
Hymn Tune: BUNTON, © 2005 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 87 87 877 with Refrain
Teach Our Eyes New Ways of Seeing, Hymns by Joy F. Patterson
Selah Publishing Company, Inc., No. 125-452, © 2005

Hymn 11: Built Upon the True Foundation
Hymn Tune: RIO GRANDE, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 87 87 87

Hymn 40: Rejoice in Hope, Jerusalem
Hymn Tune: ADVENT JOY, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 86 86 88 86

Hymn 41: Through Long-Shadowed Ages
Hymn Tune: EPIPHANY JOY, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 11 11 11 11
Renewing Worship Five: New Hymns and Songs
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, © 2003 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America provisional resource for congregational song


Hymn: Calm to the Waves, No. R263
Hymn Tune: CALM SEAS, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 447 446

Hymn: In Deepest Night, No. R235
Hymn Tune: DEEP BLUE, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 88 886

Hymn: When Our Song Says Peace, No. R246
Hymn Tune: JENKINS, © 2003 Augsburg Fortress
Commissioned by Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Meter: 10 7 10 66

Hymn: May Angels Lead with Gentle Hand, No. R203
Text: Thomas Pavlechko, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Tune: TALLIS' CANON
Meter: LM
Renewing Worship Songbook, Pew Edition
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, © 2003 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America provisional resource for congregational song


Hymn: Calm to the Waves, No. R263
Hymn Tune: CALM SEAS, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 447 446

Hymn: In Deepest Night, No. R235
Hymn Tune: DEEP BLUE, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 88 886

Hymn: When Our Song Says Peace, No. R246
Hymn Tune: JENKINS, © 2003 Augsburg Fortress
Commissioned by Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Meter: 10 7 10 66

Hymn: May Angels Lead with Gentle Hand, No. R203
Hymn Text: Thomas Pavlechko, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Hymn Tune: TALLIS' CANON
Meter: LM
The Glimmer of Glory in Song: The Hymn Texts of Delores Dufner, OSB
GIA Publications, Inc., G-6192, © 2003

Hymn p. 157: The Sun, Unswerving, Runs Its Course
Hymn Tune: SUNDOWN, © 2001 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: CM
Shepherd Songs
Selah Publishing Company, Inc., 0-9677408-5-1, © 2002

Hymn 6: Dear God of Holy Spirit
Hymn Tune: TREATY OAK, © 2002 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 76 76D

Hymn tune commissioned by Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Austin, Texas
Russell Schulz-Widmar, Organist-Choirmaster

Worship and Rejoice
Hope Publishing Company, No. 8020, 8022; © 2001

Hymn: O Lord, You Gave Your Servant John, No. 620
Hymn Tune: RADIANT CITY, © 1994 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: LMD

Hymn: When Aimless Violence Takes Those We Love, No. 632
Hymn Tune: GREENBELT, © 1996 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: 10 10 10 10
Supplement 99
Hope Publishing Company, No. 8019, ©1999

Hymn 130: Lord, We Receive Your Peace
Hymn Tune: KIPLING, ©1999 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: 66 86D
A Season of Clear Shining, Hymns by Edith Sinclair Downing
Selah Publishing Co. Inc., 125-410 (1998)

Hymn 35: How Can We Know How Long You Wait?
Hymn Tune: DOWNING, © 1996 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: CM
New Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs by Carl Daw
Hope Publishing Company, 1755, © 1996

Hymn: Beyond the Beauty and the Awe, No. 34
Text: Carl P. Daw, Jr., © 1994 Hope Publishing Co.
Tune: DOWNING, © 1994 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: CM
Supplement 96
Hope Publishing Company, 1996, © 1996

Hymn: Isaiah the Prophet Has Written of Old, No. 61
Hymn Tune: PEACEABLE KINGDOM, © 1996 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: 11 8 11 8D
New Songs of Rejoicing
Selah Publishing Company © 1994

Hymn 159: As A Child We Take This Bread
Hymn Tune: HELLMERS, © 1994 Selah Publishing Co. Inc.
Meter: 77 77
Come, You People of the Promise, The Collected Hymns of Joy F. Patterson
Hope Publishing Company, No. 1628, © 1994

Pavlechko's first two published hymn tunes appear in this 1994 collection.

Hymn 16: Within A Womb of Darkness
Hymn Tune: NORTHLAND, © 1994 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: 76 76D

Hymn 18: O Lord, You Gave Your Servant John
Hymn Tune: RADIANT CITY, © 1994 Hope Publishing Co.
Meter: LMD
Books by Thomas Pavlechko
Hymn Tunes & Service Music included in Denominational Hymnals & Supplements
Hymn Tunes included in Hymn Collections
Hymn Settings & Descants included in Collections
Psalm Settings included in Collections
Liturgical Service Music
Worship Planning Resources