Compline: An Evening Liturgy for Anxious Souls

Written by: Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University
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  • SCHEDULE: New services release every Sunday through Thursday at 5 am. Compline: Evening Liturgies for Anxious Souls is a meditative prayer service offered Sunday through Thursday evenings from the Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University. Based on the ancient practice of Praying the Hours, Compline features original music and the curation of scripture and prayers built into an invitation to commune with God in a time of reflection, quiet, and stillness at the end of the day in our anxious age.
    © 2020 Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University
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Episodes
  • Eastertide 2024 - Thursday Evening May 16th

    Eastertide 2024 - Thursday Evening May 16th
    May 16 2024

    This is the Thursday evening liturgy during Eastertide for the Compline podcast from the Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University. For more about the Center for Worship and the Arts, as well as the resources we provide, visit us at https://www.samford.edu/worship-arts/.

    CREDITS:

    © 2021 Center for Worship and the Arts, Samford University.

    Engineered and produced by Wen Reagan for the Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University.

    SPOKEN WORD:

    Wen Reagan, Stacy Love, Tracy Hanrahan, Meagan Kennedy, Pierce Moffett, Eden Walker.

    MUSIC:

    Wen Reagan: vocals, guitars, keys, pad.

    “Compline #1” by Wen Reagan, © 2020 Sursum Corda Music.

    “Compline #2” by Wen Reagan, © 2020 Sursum Corda Music.

    “Wait on the Lord” by Wen Reagan, © 2020 Sursum Corda Music, CCLI #7145633.

    TEXTS:

    The liturgical words for this podcast series include original phrasings, but were primarily curated and designed from several public domain sources, including “An Order for Compline” from the Anglican and Episcopal Book of Common Prayer and collects collected from Grace Cathedral.

    SOUNDS:

    The following sound effects were used in this podcast series and are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

    "Door, Front, Opening, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org.

    "Door, Front, Closing, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org.

    “06 – Crackling Candle.wav” by 14GPanskaLetko_Dominik of Freesound.org.

    “Lights a Candle Light with a Match” by straget of Freesound.org.

    The following sound effects were used in this podcast series and are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

    “Soft Shoes Walking on a Dirt Road” by Nagwense of Freesound.org.

    “Match Being Lit.wav” by Jeanet_Henning of Freesound.org.

    “Candle Blow.wav” by Bee09 of

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    12 mins
  • Eastertide 2023 - Tuesday Evening April 18th

    Eastertide 2023 - Tuesday Evening April 18th
    Apr 18 2023

    This is the Tuesday evening liturgy during Eastertide for the Compline podcast from the Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University. For more about the Center for Worship and the Arts, as well as the resources we provide, visit us at https://www.samford.edu/worship-arts/. 

    CREDITS:  

    © 2021 Center for Worship and the Arts, Samford University.  

    Engineered and produced by Wen Reagan for the Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University.  

    SPOKEN WORD: 

    Wen Reagan, Stacy Love, Tracy Hanrahan, Meagan Kennedy, Pierce Moffett, Eden Walker.  

    MUSIC: 

    Wen Reagan: vocals, guitars, keys, pad.  

    “Compline #1” by Wen Reagan, © 2020 Sursum Corda Music.   

    “Compline #2” by Wen Reagan, © 2020 Sursum Corda Music.   

    “Wait on the Lord” by Wen Reagan, © 2020 Sursum Corda Music, CCLI #7145633.  

    TEXTS: 

    The liturgical words for this podcast series include original phrasings, but were primarily curated and designed from several public domain sources, including “An Order for Compline” from the Anglican and Episcopal Book of Common Prayer and collects collected from Grace Cathedral. 

    SOUNDS: 

    The following sound effects were used in this podcast series and are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.  

    "Door, Front, Opening, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org.   

    "Door, Front, Closing, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org.   

    “06 – Crackling Candle.wav” by 14GPanskaLetko_Dominik of Freesound.org.   

    “Lights a Candle Light with a Match” by straget of Freesound.org.  

    The following sound effects were used in this podcast series and are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.  

    “Soft Shoes Walking on a Dirt Road” by Nagwense of Freesound.org.   

    “Match Being Lit.wav” by Jeanet_Henning of Freesound.org.   

    “Candle Blow.wav” by Bee09 of 
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    12 mins
  • Eastertide 2022 - Sunday Evening May 29th

    Eastertide 2022 - Sunday Evening May 29th
    May 29 2022

    This is the Sunday evening liturgy during Eastertide for the Compline podcast from the Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University. For more about the Center for Worship and the Arts, as well as the resources we provide, visit us at https://www.samford.edu/worship-arts/. 

    CREDITS:  

    © 2021 Center for Worship and the Arts, Samford University.  

    Engineered and produced by Wen Reagan for the Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University.  

    SPOKEN WORD: 

    Wen Reagan, Stacy Love, Tracy Hanrahan, Meagan Kennedy, Pierce Moffett, Eden Walker.  

    MUSIC: 

    Wen Reagan: vocals, guitars, keys, pad.  

    “Compline #1” by Wen Reagan, © 2020 Sursum Corda Music.   

    “Compline #2” by Wen Reagan, © 2020 Sursum Corda Music.   

    “Wait on the Lord” by Wen Reagan, © 2020 Sursum Corda Music, CCLI #7145633.  

    TEXTS: 

    The liturgical words for this podcast series include original phrasings, but were primarily curated and designed from several public domain sources, including “An Order for Compline” from the Anglican and Episcopal Book of Common Prayer and collects collected from Grace Cathedral. 

    SOUNDS: 

    The following sound effects were used in this podcast series and are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.  

    "Door, Front, Opening, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org.   

    "Door, Front, Closing, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org.   

    “06 – Crackling Candle.wav” by 14GPanskaLetko_Dominik of Freesound.org.   

    “Lights a Candle Light with a Match” by straget of Freesound.org.  

    The following sound effects were used in this podcast series and are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.  

    “Soft Shoes Walking on a Dirt Road” by Nagwense of Freesound.org.   

    “Match Being Lit.wav” by Jeanet_Henning of Freesound.org.   

    “Candle Blow.wav” by Bee09 of 
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    12 mins

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the most beautiful night prayer service

wow! how does this not have a million 5 star ratings? this is so beautiful and it will faithfully become my night practice. thank you!!!!

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