Laudate Dominum A Festival of Psalms

Miller Chapel, Princeton Theological Seminary

Saturday, 10 November 2007 7:30 p.m.

I. “Come, All You People” — Psalms of Gathering to Worship Introit “Salmo 150” (sung in Latin) Ernani Aguiar

Praise the Lord in his sacred places, praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts, praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet, praise him with the psaltery and the harp. Praise him with the timbrel and the dance, praise him with strings and pipes. Praise him with high–sounding cymbals, praise him with cymbals of joy. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Hallelujah.

* Call to Worship Psalm 92:1–5, 8

It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most high, to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, to the music of the ten–stringed lyre and the melody of the harp. For you make me glad by your deeds, O Lord; I sing for joy at the works of your hands. How great are your works, O Lord, how profound your thoughts! You, O Lord, are exalted forever.

* Processional Psalm “Come Worship God” Green Hymnal #25 (Psalm 95, vers. Michael Perry) O QUANTA QUALIA

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Anthem “The Lord Will Hear the Just” Kenneth W. Louis Louisa Watkins, soloist (from Psalms 34, 37 & 100)

The Lord will hear the just when they cry out. From their afflictions he’ll deliver them. The salvation of the just comes from the Lord. He is their help in the time of need. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Be thankful unto him and bless his name. God is worthy of all our praise.

Reflection

II. “Lead Me” — Psalms of Wisdom Prayer for Illumination “Lead Me, Lord” S. S. Wesley (from Psalms 5 & 4) Choir, then all:

Choir, then all:

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Congregational Psalm “Happy Is He Who Walks in God’s Wise Way” SOI LAMPANG Chi Yi Chen, soloist (Psalm 1, vers. Erik Routley, alt.) Soloist in Thai Stanza 1, all Stanza 2, women Stanza 3, men Stanza 4, all

Anthem “Teach Me, O Lord” David Hurd (Psalm 119:33–38, 40) refrain:

Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I shall keep it to the end. Give me understanding and I shall keep your law, I shall keep it with all my heart, Make me go in the path of your commandments, for that is my desire. Incline my heart to your decrees and not to unjust gain. Turn my eyes from watching what is worthless; give me life in your ways. Fulfill your promise to your servant which you make to all who fear you. Behold, I long for your commandments; in your righteousness preserve my life.

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Reflection * Congregational Psalm “God’s Glory Fills the Heavens” Green Hymnal #88 (Psalm 19, vers. Carl P. Daw) CREATION

III. “I’m Sorry” — Psalms of Repentance and Forgiveness Call to Confession Psalm 51 Blue Hymnal #196 Matthew Pigman, cantor Refrain at beginning and end. Choir alone on odd numbered stanzas. All on even numbered stanzas. Anthem “Out of the Deep” from Requiem John Rutter (Psalm 130)

Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord: Lord hear my voice. O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint. If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss: O Lord, who may abide it? For there is mercy with thee: therefore shalt thou be feared. I look for the Lord: my soul doth wait for him, and in his word is my trust. My soul fleeeth unto the Lord: before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch. O Israel trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy: and with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins.

Silence Reflection

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Congregational Psalm “How Blest Are They Whose Trespass” RUTHERFORD Lydia Casey and Jonathan LaBarge, soloists (Psalm 32, vers. Psalter 1912, alt.) Stanza 1, all Stanza 2, soloist Stanza 3, all Stanza 4, soloist Stanza 5, all

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IV. “Help!” — Psalms of Loneliness and Lament Reflection Anthem “Sicut Cervus” (sung in Latin) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Psalm 42:1)

As the deer longs for running streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.

Prayer Ostinato Psalm “Lord, Come Soon” Hal Hopson Andrew Willis, cantor (Psalm 80:1–7)

Reading Psalm 88 Michael Brothers, reader Silence

V. “Be Still, My Soul” — Psalms of Comfort and Peace Congregational Psalm “God Is My Strong Salvation” Blue Hymnal #179 Melissa Haupt, soloist (Psalm 27, vers. James Montgomery) CHRISTUS, DER IST MEIN LEBEN Stanza 1, soloist Stanza 2, choir Stanzas 3 and 4, all Reflection

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Anthem “Like a Child” arr. Rupert Lang Megan Alcedo, soloist (from Psalms 131 & 130, vers. Loretta Ellenberger)

Like a child that is quieted is my soul. Out of the depths I cry to thee, Lord you hear my plea. Like a child I am O so restless. Like a child I cannot be still and know that you are ruler of us all, and you are there when I call, just like a child that is quieted is my soul.

Prayer Congregational Psalm “My Shepherd Will Supply My Need” Blue Hymnal #172 (Psalm 23, vers. Isaac Watts) RESIGNATION Stanza 1, all Stanza 2, women Stanza 3, all

VI. “Thank You!” — Psalms of Testimony Congregational Psalm “I Love the Lord” Blue Hymnal #362 (From Psalm 116, vers. Isaac Watts) African-American Spiritual Stanza 1, all Reading Stanza 2, all Reflection Organ Solo “Psalm 138” Feike Asma Martin Tel, organist

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* Congregational Psalm “With All My Heart I Thank You, Lord” Genevan Psalter (Psalm 138) Stanza 1, all Stanza 2, men Stanza 3, all

VII. “Hallelujah!” — Psalms of Praise Reflection

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Reading Psalm 150 paraphrase by Calvin Seerveld

Hallelu YAHWEH! Hallelu the Lord in God’s holy place! Hallelu the Lord through the heavens God rules! Hallulu the Lord for God’s sovereignty! Hallelu the Lord in the overwhelmingness of God’s grandeur! Hallelu YAHWEH with the blast of trumpet! Hallelu YAHWEH with harps and bass violins! Hallelu YAHWEH with bounding tambourines and dance! Hallelu YAHWEH with stringed instruments, with flutes! Hallelu YAHWEH with ringing cymbals! Hallelu YAHWEH with big cymbals crashing joyfully! Let every thing that has a breath hallelu the Lord God! HalleluJAH!

Heleluyan (sung in Muscogee) Native American

* Louez le Seigneur! (sung in French) Cameroonian

translation: Praise the Lord! Praise his holy name. Alleluia!

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* Halle, Halle, Hallelujah Caribbean

* Congregational Psalm “Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven” Blue Hymnal #478 (From Psalm 103, vers. Henry Francis Lyte) LAUDA ANIMA

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�oda: ����c �x�x��xs� � A Psa�� o� Pa��x�� * Psalm 67 (read responsively)

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known upon earth, your saving power among all nations. Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you. Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you. The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, has blessed us. May God continue to bless us; let all the ends of the earth revere him.

Benediction * Congregational Canticle1 “Song of Simeon” Blue Hymnal #605 (Luke 2:29–32, vers. Dewey Westra) NUNC DIMITTIS Lydia Casey, Rebecca Jordan Heys, Ryan Timpte and Jonathan LaBarge, quartet (Genevan Psalter) Stanza 1, ensemble Stanza 2, all

Sources Pew hymnals: Rejoice in the Lord (Red Book), Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1985. The Presbyterian Hymnal (Blue Book), Westminster/John Knox Press, 1990. Sing! A New Creation (Green Book), Faith Alive Christian Resources, 2001. “Happy is He Who Walks in God’s Wise Way” from Sound the Bamboo (Christian Council of Asia, 2000) #87. “How Blest Are They Whose Trespass” from Psalter Hymnal (CRC Publications, 1987) #32. Ostinato refrain “Lord, Come Soon” from The Psalter: Psalms & Canticles for Singing (Westminster/John Knox Press, 1993) #70. ©1988 by Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “With All My Heart I Thank You, Lord” from Psalter Hymnal (CRC Publications, 1987) #138. Used by permission. “Psalm 150” translation from Voicing God’s Psalms, by Calvin Seerveld (Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2005), p. 148. “Heleluyan” from Presbyterian Hymnal #595. Copied for convenience. “Louez le Seigneur” from Sing! A New Creation #28. Copied for convenience.

1 The ‘Song of Simeon’ is found at the conclusion of the French (Genevan) Psalter, compiled by John Calvin. Though

it is not a Psalm in the strict sense of the word, it is psalmodic and forms a bridge to Christian expression of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.

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“Halle, Halle, Hallelujah” from Sing! A New Creation #44. Copied for convenience.

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Participants Princeton Seminary Choir

Martin Tel, director of music Chi Yi Chen, choral associate

Sopranos Michelle Burdick Katherine Caldwell Lydia Casey * Kai-Li Chiu Eliza Cramer Amy Dame* Anna Kate Ellerman* Elizabeth Garber Katja Gruening Melissa Haupt* Emma Hayes Cambria Kaltwasser Jeana Martin Sarah McGill Sara Randall Emöke Rozgonyi Anita Tong* Louisa Watkins*

Tenors Ngwana Aboseh S Than Aung Matthew Bollinger Benjamin Heidgerken* Suchon Lee* Bradley Long Alexander Massmann* Kwame Wobir Nkrumah Thomas Rusert Alexey Somov Ryan Timpte* Evan Walker

Altos Megan Acedo Victoria Allen Laura Artes* Rebecca Blake Tina DeYoe Rebecca Ensley Margaret Fuller* Sarah Henkel* Meredith Herbert Rebecca Jordan Heys* Kathy Joy Kihlstrom Julia Kolb Karla Koll Kristy LaBarge-Kliewer Margaret McDowell Elizabeth Michael* Brenna Nickel Elizabeth Shen O’Connor Christy Roesky Kelly Roman

Basses Daniel Escher Jonathan Fraser Chris Griswold Jonathan Kuehn Jonathan LaBarge-Kliewer* Gabor Lanyi* Matthew Pigman Aaron Sizer* Jared Stephens Sin Lung Tong Andrew Wilkes Andrew Willis* Andrew Wilson*

* denotes Seminary Singers With Janice Smith Ammon, liturgist Laura Thelander, trumpet John Witvliet, reflections Lynne Beiler, cello Michael Brothers, reader Byron Benton, percussion