johntwomey
From Sacred Heart, Kilburn, London
Psalm 68
In your goodness, O Lord,
You prepared Israel's dwelling place
F# C#m G#m7 C#7 F#
In your goodness, O Lord, you prepared Israel's dwelling place
A#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#7 F# C#7sus
In your goodness, O Lord, you prepared Israel's dwelling place
F# D#m G#m7 C#7
Let God rise up and his enemies be shamed
A Dmaj7 Bm7 E7
Let the just rejoice, let the choirs sing praise
F# D#m G#m7 C#7
O sing to the Lord, make music to his name
A#m7 D#m7 Emaj7 C#7sus/C#7
For the Rider of the Heavens, let us build a way
Defender of the weak, keeper of the poor
Such is God in his holy place
Blessed be the Lord, day after day
For he carries us along, he is a God who saves
You poured down O Lord the welcome saving (a generous) rain
When weary Israel failed, you made it strong again
There where you made its own dwelling place
Let the world see your procession
Let your music play
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Thanks for your comments, Ian, which are knowledgeable. I don't really write with anyone particularly in mind. I have done a few psalm settings now and would like to do more as I love the psalms. I don't think I'll ever get to them all, mind. I see your point about the second line of the refrain. I don't think I'll have a chance to revisit it for a a long time as I'm in the thick of a few other things now that will keep me going. Mind you, I do enjoy the psalm references to Israel as the word carries so much of the drama of salvation. A bit old fashioned perhaps but there it is.
Thanks again.
John
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Hello John,
This is a huge psalm to attempt to set and I think you do a really good job. It's interesting musically - I love the modulation from F# in the first line of the verse to A in the second and back to F# for the third, although I suspect it would throw a congregation - what do you intend to do with it? You change the syllable and stress pattern from verse to verse which, again, is hard to avoid in a psalm but difficult for a congregation.
Are you doing an Ian White, going through the psalms? You have created a really nice hook, as he does in his settings. Just one suggestion, if I may. Personally, I didn't like the stress in the second line 'You prepared IsrAEL's dwelling place.' How about 'You prepared a HOME for Your own'?
The recording is really nice - you have a good voice. God bless,
Ian
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