The psalms are meant to be sung! Read the article “Singing the Psalms: Recovering the Church’s God-Inspired Hymnbook.”
Original Metrical Setting
Sing to the tune Morecambe (Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart). Sung Year A, Fifth Sunday in Lent.
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
Open your ears and listen to my pleas!
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Who, Lord, could stand beneath your judgment seat?
But with you, Lord, forgiveness can be found,
That man may worship, fear, and honor you.
More than the watchmen wait for dawn to break,
My soul waits for you and hopes in your word.
Put all your hope, O Israel [Iz-rul], in the Lord,
For with the Lord there is abundant love,
And he is faithful to redeem and save;
He will save Israel from his guilty deeds.
Out of the depths of Sheol, Christ was raised,
And from the depths he now delivers us;
By him we are forgiven and redeemed,
With him we wait for resurrection day.
Glory be to the Father and the Son,
And to the Spirit—blessed three in one;
As it was then, is now, and e’er shall be;
We’ll dwell with you for all eternity.
Metrical Settings
- [Recommended] Seedbed (Tennents) Metrical Psalter with Audio (see also the book)
- The 1650 Metrical Psalter
- More coming soon
Chants
- [Recommended] St. Bernard Breviary — the Daily Office of the 2019 BCP with simple chant tones; see the “Chant Helps” page of the Breviary website with an audio example of Psalms 126–131 being chanted
- Theopolis Liturgy and Psalter (book)
- More coming soon
