Singing Psalms - 5 July 2010 |
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The Bible says we should sing “Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs” (Eph 5:19; Col 3:16). So, each week at Emmanuel, alongside a couple of contemporary songs or older hymns, we sing a couple of Psalms to well-known hymn tunes. Since a few people have asked for a list of the tunes, sources of words, and so on, here it is.
The words for the Psalms are taken either from “Sing Psalms” (published by the Free Church of Scotland) or “Psalter Hymnal” (abbreviated “PH”; published by CRC). The name of the tune is in brackets, together with the number of that tune in some well-known hymnbooks (MP=Mission Praise; PR=Praise) and the first line of a famous hymn often sung to that tune (a helpful reminder if, like me, you don’t carry the names of hymn tunes around in your head).
As you’ll see, we are a long way from a complete collection of all the Psalms. We’re working on it, adding new Psalms every couple of months or so. If anyone has any favourites not listed here, please let us know.
- Sing Psalms 2 (t. Truro “Jesus shall reign where’er the Sun (2)”, PH-413)
- Sing Psalms 8 (t. Richmond “Praise the the holiest in the height”, PH-335, Pr-838)
- Sing Psalms 14 (t. Diademata “Crown him with many crowns”, PH-410)
- Sing Psalms 16 (t. Carlisle “Breathe on me, breath of God”, Pr-198)
- Sing Psalms 16 (t. Diademata “Crown him with many crowns”, PH-410)
- PH 18 (t. Aberyswyth, PH578)
- Sing Psalms 24 (t. Nativity “Come let us join our cheerful songs”, PH-359, MP-93)
- PH 25 (t. Genevan 25)
- Sing Psalms 26 (t. Forest Green “O Little town of Bethlehem, MP-503ii)
- Sing Psalms 28 (t. Church Triumphant “I know that my redeemer lives”, MP-278i)
- PH 28 (t. Spiritus Vitae “O breath of life, come sweeping through us” PH-28)
- Sing Psalms 30 (t. Kingsfold “I heard the voice of Jesus say”, PH-430)
- PH 41 (t. Kingsfold “I heard the voice of Jesus say”, PH-430)
- Sing Psalms 46 (t. Gerontius “Praise the the holiest in the height (2)”, MP-563)
- PH 46 (t. Noel “It came upon the midnight clear” PH-46)
- Sing Psalms 47 (t. Gonfalon Royal, PH-324)
- PH 48 (t. Diademata “Crown him with many crowns” PH-48)
- PH 54 (t. Abbots Leigh, MP-187)
- PH 57 (t. Massachusetts, PH 57)
- Sing Psalms 62 (t. Hereford “O thou who camest from above”, Christian Praise 341)
- Sing Psalms 63 (t. Rockingham “When I survey”, PH-178)
- Psalm 63 (t. Kingsfold MP-275ii)
- Sing Psalms 67 (t. Lux Eoi, MP-203)
- Sing Psalms 70 (t. Thornbury “Thy Hand O God has guided”, MP 705)
- PH 72 (t. Cruger, “Hail to the Lord’s anointed” MP 204)
- PH 76 (t. Temple Boro, PH-76 [or Westminster Abbey, MP-73])
- PH 80 (t. Yorkshire, PH-80)
- Sing Psalms 81 (t. Ebenezer “God has spoken by his prophets”, PH-387, Pr-325)
- Sing Psalms 82 (t. Merton, PH-332)
- Sing Psalms 85 (t. Ebenezer “God has spoken by his prophets”, PH-387, Pr-325)
- Sing Psalms 96 (t. Ellacombe “The day of resurrection – earth, tell it out abroad!”, PH-547)
- PH 99 (t. None but Christ, PH-99)
- Sing Psalms 100 (t. Diademata “Crown him with many crowns”, PH-410)
- Ps 110 (t. Pr-38 OR Pr-103b – not sure from Sue F note)
- Sing Psalms 110 (t. Franconia “Blessed are the pure in heart”, MP-934)
- PH 111 (t. Germany[=Fulda] “We have a gospel to proclaim”, PH-111)
- Sing Psalms 112 (t. Woodlands “Tell out my soul”, PH-478)
- PH 117 (t. In Babilone, PH-117)
- Sing Psalms 120 (t. Eventide (Monk) “Abide with me”, PH-442)
- PH 121 (t. Guide, PH-121)
- Sing Psalms 122 (t. Stuttgart “Come thou long-expected Jesus” PH-329)
- Sing Psalms 128 (t. Fulda=Walton “We have a gospel to proclaim”, Pr-632, MP-728)
- PH 132 (t. Blaenwern, PH-132)
- Sing Psalms 133 (t. St Magnus “The head that once was crowned with thorns”, PH-411)
- Sing Psalms 134a (Stuttgart “Come thou long-expected Jesus” PH-329)
- PH 134 (t. Old Hundredth “All people that on earth do dwell”, PH-134)
- Sing Psalms 138 (t. Duke Street “Jesus shall reign where’er the Sun (1)”, PH-412, Pr-544)
- Sing Psalms 142 (t. Old Hundredth “All people that on earth do dwell”, PH-134)
- Sing Psalms 143 (t. Little Cornard “Hills of the north, rejoice!”, Pr-218)
- PH 144 (t. St Denio, “Immortal, invisible” PH-144)
- PH 145 (t. Jerusalem, PH-145)
- Sing Psalms 146 (t. Austria, CC-124)
- Sing Psalms 148 (t. Gopsal “Rejoice, the Lord is King”, Pr-495)
- PH 149 (t. Hanover “O worship the King all-glorious above” PH-149)
- Sing Psalms 150ii (t. Neander, MP-103, CC-115)
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