O Sing a New Song to the Lord - Psalm Sing, Christ Church

A selection from the Psalm Sing of Christ Church, Moscow, ID.

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This is Psalm 98, "O Sing a New Song to the Lord." It is another fuguing tune -- one of the first that we learned here at Christ Church. It is found on pp. 134-135 of the Cantus. Let me take a minute to explain the set up here. The Christ Church choir is on the stage, along with our instrumentalists, and our music minister David Erb. For a psalm sing, the congregation usually sits in different sections according to parts, unlike Sunday morning. We do this so that the basses, for example, can learn their part singing with the other basses, and so on. Here, families that need to stay together because of the age of the kids (for example) sit along the back. From where you are looking, the basses are in the back left, tenors back right, altos front right and sopranos front left. With a fuguing tune like this one, the different parts come in at different times -- on this one basses are first, sopranos second, altos third, and tenors fourth. If your congregation is unaccustomed to singing in parts, this kind of tune is actually the easiest way to learn how to do it, and a lot of fun to boot.

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[nketchen]

That's way better than the version I posted!  Maybe the tempo was a little too fast, though.

[foucachon]

@nketchen Maybe a LITTLE...but MUCH better than the SLOOOOW versions I've heard... :)

[Josiah1856]

Wow! I wish I could find a church near me that sings like this.

[foucachon]

@Josiah1856 Find a CREC church near you! You'll find hearty Psalm Singing!

[PanheadWarrior]

what Psalm is this from?

[foucachon]

@PanheadWarrior Psalm 98

[foucachon]

@Firemankush "Fortunately the spread of Christianity and a correct eschatology has given us perspective to sing a little slower, no?" What do you mean? I would think correct eschatology would make us sing more vibrantly, not "slower." The Israelites sang with trumpets. The original tune of "A Mighty Fortress" sounded more like a jig (we sing the original). Why slower?

I love singing it at a brisk pace. Maybe we could sing a LITTLE slower...but not too much! :)

[foucachon]

@greaverashlee Thanks!

[foucachon]

@vhlman Just looked it up - the Cantus Christi lists it as being from The Book of Psalms for Singing, 1973! You were right!

[foucachon]

@murphythelen It is Psalm 98 from the Cantus Christi. I think the melody was composed by Thomas Jarman, c 1803. 

[foucachon]

@vhlman It may be in that book as well, but this congregation is singing from the Cantus Christi, available from Canon Press.

[vhlman]

Is this from the book of psalms for singing?

[murphythelen]

What is the name of this melody?