johntwomey
From Sacred Heart, Kilburn, London
A psalm setting.
Psalm 14, the just shall live in the presence of the Lord
D#maj7 Gm7 Fm7 A#7susA#7
Response: the just shall live in the presence of the Lord
D#maj7 Gm7 Fm7 A#7susA#7D#maj7A#7sus
The just shall live in the presence of the Lord
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G#m7 C#7 A#m7 D#7
Lord, who shall dwell on your holy mountain?
B E7/F A#m7 D#7
Who acts with justice and with uprightness
G#m7 C#7 A#m7 D#7
Who, from the heart, will speak the truth
B G7dim Fm7 A#7sus
Will not traduce, nor speak falsehood
2. Whoever does no wrong to a brother
who casts no slur upon a neighbour
spurns the godless’ false accord,
but honours those who fear the Lord.
3. Whoever keeps a pledge, come what may;
Who asks no interest on a loan made
Who no bribe against the innocent takes
Such a one will stand and stay
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Hi John,
You are clearly a talented guy - it is very hard to set psalms like this and I enjoyed this. I think you should have the hook line three times in total each time with the third as the variation if that makes sense. That would give you call/response/all and would make more sense musically and give the congregation more time with the key line IMHO. I think you need to do some work on the lyrics of the verses - I don't think that people understand 'traduce' and 'spurns the godless’ false accord' isn't clear. They feel rather stilted which is a hazard of this kind of setting. I think you should go further away from the psalm to achieve a good effect. Hope that's helpful. God bless.
Thanks for these very worthwhile suggestions, Ian. I like to bash on with things as fast as I can, the better to get to the next one, and that means I probably don't give some aspects as much consideration as I might. I've done some others and paln to do some more. I'll put them up here in the next while.
John
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A psalm setting.