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Psalm 135: Praise the Lord!
Like many of the Psalms that surround it, Psalm 135 is a call to praise that points to creation, Israel’s calling, and deliverance from enemies as reasons for praise. The song’s folk groove lends it a “story song” feel, like the sung histories of the African Griots or the love ballads of Celtic and Appalachian music traditions.
This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church, please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
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Psalm 136: The Gracious Love of God Will Never End
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Psalm 137: By the Babylonian Rivers
https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/babylonian_rivers.mp3
“By the Babylonian Rivers” is one of my favorite songs from Global Songs for Worship and one of my favorite Psalm settings in general. I decided that the line “Lord God, hear your lonely band” fairly demanded an instrumental interlude, so I wrote one.
Download includes piano accompaniment, interlude, and SATB harmony.
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Psalm 137: So Far from Home
[audio mp3="https://gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/08-So-Far-From-Home.mp3"][/audio]“So Far from Home” is a setting of Psalm 137, which includes the imprecation: “Blessed is he who dashes their babies against the rocks.” What is an imprecation if it’s not a curse? In this case, I decided to recast Psalm 137 in a modern context, replacing harps with guitars and the Psalms oppressors with the modern forces of human misery: slave traders, pimps, and wars.
This song is mentioned in Greg’s podcast, “Russians.”
This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church please report its use to OneLicense.
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Psalm 14: We Wait for You, Our Savior
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At first blush, Psalm 14 seems almost catty. The Psalmist comes out swinging, calling the godless “fools,” “abominable,” “perverse,” and “evil.” Ouch! However, this vitriol is not aimed at random unbelievers, it is reserved for those “who eat my people as they eat bread” and who would “confound the plans of the poor.” By the end of the Psalm, anger has turned to prayer, asking God to give refuge to those in need.
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Psalm 141: O Lord, I Call to You, Please Hear Me
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A jazz Psalm is out of the sweet spot of many congregations, but this might be a good place to start. A one-note refrain is paired with straightforward metrical verses. If I were leading this in a congregation, I’d likely have them sing that simple eight-measure phrase only, leaving the verses to a soloist until it became familiar.
This leadsheet is a free download. If you sing this song in your church please report its use to CCLI or OneLicense.
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Psalm 143: O Lord, Hear My Prayer
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One doesn’t usually associate jazz with responsorial Psalms. But as you can hear, this song has everything a good responsorial Psalm needs: a quickly learnable refrain, verses that can expand or contract to match the length of the text, and clear harmonic movement to support the chant. Give it a try!
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Psalm 145: My Mouth Will Speak the Praise of the Lord
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The themes of God’s greatness, goodness, faithfulness, and righteousness in Psalm 145 are bookended by verses 1-2 and verse 21. In this musical setting, verse 21 becomes a refrain that follows two verses focused on God’s faithfulness and righteousness. Notice how the verse changes halfway through, with the lyrics switching from talking about God to praying to God.
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Psalm 146: Praise the Lord!
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Charles Freeman wrote this text for Psalm 146, an exuberant Psalm of trust and praise. When I sat down at the piano to write the music, I immediately heard Black Gospel. I wanted this song to sit comfortably between Andraé Crouch’s “Bless the Lord” and James Moore’s “Taste and See.”
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Psalm 148: Creation’s Chorus
https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/psalm_148-creations_chorus.mp3
Psalm 148 is a call to praise in three parts, starting with the heavenly realms, moving to the creatures of the earth, and finally calling all people on earth to praise the Lord.
Choral anthem for SATB choir and piano. Purchase price allows you to print as many copies as you need for your choir.