Psalm 137

General Information:

Liturgical Uses:  Responsorial psalm

Refrain:      
“Let my tongue be silenced, if ever I forget you.”  

Verses:                            
1) By the streams of Babylon
We set down and wept,
as we remembered Zion.
By the aspens of that land, we hung up our harps.

2) There our captors asked us the lyrics of our songs,
And they urged us to be joyous!
Sing for us the songs of Zion.

3) How could we sing to the Lord in a foreign land?
If ever I forget you, Jerusalem,
Let my right hand be forgotten.

4) Let my tongue be silenced if ever I forget you,
If ever I remember not Jerusalem is my greatest joy!

Arrangement:

Vocal:                             
Refrain:  SATB
Verses:   One or two cantors    

Instrumental Options:                
1)  "Unplugged":  Acoustic guitar and bass
2)  Keyboard:      Piano with guitar and bass (also adaptable to organ)
3)  Layered synthesizers
4)  Chamber orchestra

Availability:

Sheet Music:                
Lead sheets.
Order from Wood Harbor Music

Recorded Versions:
CD:           Praise for the New Dawn, Vol. 1
Order from Wood Harbor Music
Digital download at CD Baby.
Listen on Spotify!

Unplugged version:

Synth version:

Composer's Notes:

Psalm 137 recalls the Babylonian captivity.  The mood is somber: “How could we sing to the Lord in a foreign land?”  This is a tale best uninterrupted, and so, my arrangement bookends the refrain, leaving the cantor to present a continuous story.  

This recording presents two distinct arrangements of Psalm 137.  First is is this “unplugged version,” where the cantor sings in contemplative tone, accompanied by simple acoustic guitar supported by bass. 

The second version on the CD is is my original arrangement, inspired by Philip Glass’ use of layered arpeggios to create a dream-like texture.  Lacking my own chamber orchestra, I used 13 synth tracks blended with background vocals.  The verse melody in C Dorian mode is set against chord substitutions, such as Ab maj7 substituting for the Cm, resulting in a wonderful  Lydian tonal stretch where the A natural of the C Dorian melody sits perfectly against Ab in the bass.  I love it!

Credit must be given to Jaclyn Snell for suggesting a judicious movement of one note in Verse 4:  a small change that made a big improvement!   

Contrast the two settings:  simple acoustic vs. layered.  I think both work.

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Psalm 131

General Information:

Liturgical Uses:  Responsorial psalm

Refrain:      
"In you, O Lord, I have found my peace." 
               

©2011 R. J. F. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved.

Verses:     
1) O Lord, my heart is not proud,
Nor my eyes haughty in your sight;
I busy not myself with great things,
Nor with things too sublime for me.

2) Nay rather I have stilled and quieted my soul
Like a weaned child, like a weaned child on its mother's lap.

3) Benediction:
O Israel, hope in the Lord, both now and forever.

Arrangement:

Vocal:                             
Refrain:  SAT Choir
Verses:   Cantor    

Instruments:                
Piano with guitar and bass

Availability:

Sheet Music:                
Lead sheet.
Order from Wood Harbor Music

Recorded Versions:
In the works, but not yet available


Composer's Notes:

My inspiration for the verses is Ralph McTell's poignant yet  melancholy composition From Claire to Here.   Here the verses are a simplification of his descending melody, but reach a different destination.  The refrain remains relatively simple, yet the repeated text is first proclaimed more boldly with the rising melody, and more simply in the second phrase.

In a complicated, over-stimulated world we live in, this psalm keeps it simple and peaceful.  I love the imagery of the second verse, particularly that of the satisfied and quiet child on a mother's lap.   Most recently, I've had the pleasure of babysitting the one-year old daughter of my friend Mary (who is a featured singer on Praise for the New Dawn).  The first few times, she would fall asleep in my lap.  At those times, I completely understood the second verse!

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Psalm 32

General Information:

Liturgical Uses:  Responsorial psalm; themes of forgiveness; Lent

Refrain:      
“Lord, forgive me the wrong I have done.  O Lord, forgive me.”

©2013 Rachel J. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved.

Verses:                            
1) Blessed is the one whose fault is taken away, whose sin is covered.
Blessed is the one to whom the Lord holds not guilty,
In whose spirit there is no deceit.

2) I acknowledge my sin to you; my guilt I have not covered.
I said:  "I confess my faults to the Lord,"
And you take away the guilt of my sin.

3) You are my shelter from distress you preserve me;
With glad cries of deliverance you will surround me.

4)  Be glad in the Lord and rejoice you just;
Exult, all you upright of heart.

Arrangement:

Vocal:                             
Refrain:  Unison
Verses:   Cantor    

Instruments:                
Piano with guitar and bass; optional synth, clarinet, bassoon

Availability:

Sheet Music:                
Lead sheets with piano part, through-composed.   Clarient and bassoon parts separately available.
Order from Wood Harbor Music

Recorded Versions:
CD:  You Are My Inheritance
Video on YouTube


Composer's Notes:
The setting of the psalm is simple and plaintive, with the refrains in a penitent e minor key, while the verses are set a bit more hopeful in the relative major. Having an excellent bassoonist married to the recording engineer, gave me a chance to bring the instruments somber texture into the recorded arrangement. 

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Psalm 31

General Information:

Liturgical Uses:  Responsorial psalm for Good Friday

Refrain:      
“Father, into your hands, I commend my spirit.”

©2012  R. J. F. Burckardt & J. V. Frias.  All rights reserved.

Verses:                            
1) In you, O Lord, I take refuge;
Let me never be put to shame.
Into your hand I commend my spirit;
You will redeem me, O Lord, O faithful God.

2) For all my foes I am an object of reproach,
A laughing stock to my neighbors, and a dread to my friends.
They who see me a broad flee from me.
I am forgotten like the unremembered dead.
I am like a dish, which is broken.

3) But my trust is in you, O Lord;
I say, "You are my God.
into your hands is my destiny;
Rescue me from the clutches of my enemies and my persecutors."

4) Let your face shine upon your servant;
Save me in your kindness.
Take courage and be stouthearted,
All you who trust in the Lord.

Arrangement:
Composers:  Rachel J. Burckardt  & Jason Villarreal Frias

Vocal:                             
Refrain:  SATB choir, a capella
Verses:   Bass cantor, a capella or with cello

Instruments:                
A capella or with solo cello

Availability:

Sheet Music:                
Download:  A-capella setting for bass cantor and SATB choir on refrain
Order from Wood Harbor Music

Recorded Versions:
CD:  You Are My Inheritance

Video:


Featuring:
Cello:  Petr Spacek
Cantor:  Jason Villarreal
Schola:  Mary Casiello, Megan Lewis, Rosie Delacruz, Sean Trainer, Josh Daniels, John Paul Casiello, Peter Rozman
Composed by:  Rachel J. Burckardt & Jason Villarreal
Arranged by:  Rachel J. Burckardt
Recorded by:  Evan Landry
Produced by:  Rachel J. Burckardt
©2013 Rachel J. Burckardt & Jason Villarreal.    All Rights Reserved.

Composer's Notes:
My friend, Jason Villarreal Frias, a bass in the choir at St. Cecilia Parish, Boston, MA, approached me about writing a pieces specifically for the lower voices, and Psalm 31 was one suggestion.  I originally wrote this as a pure a capella piece.  On Good Friday, the church is bare and this is the first sung piece, after the suffering servant reading from Isaiah.  The starkness of the piece fits the mood of the service.

When I had the opportunity to record with and incredibly talented cellist, Petr Spacek, who played with us for the last 4 years while attending New England Conservatory, I injected a cello line.  Initially, the cello states the melody before the cantor sings it, followed by the congregation and choir.  Each verse is set up by a short cello introduction.  The cello then enters and leaves, accompanying the bass cantor.

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Psalm 30

General Information:

Liturgical Uses:  Responsorial psalm

Refrain:      
“I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.”    

Verses:                            
1) I will extol you, O Lord, for you drew me clear
And did not let my enemies rejoice over me.
O Lord, .you brought me up from below;
You preserved me from those going down.

2) Sing praise to the Lord, you his faithful ones,
And give thanks to his holy name.
For his anger lasts but a moment; a lifetime his good will.
At nightfall weeping enters, but with the dawn, rejoicing.

3) Here, O Lord, and have pity on me;
O Lord, be my helper.
You changed my mourning into dancing;
O Lord, my God, forever will I give you thanks.

Arrangement:

Vocal:                             
Refrain:  Unison
Verses:   Cantor    

Instruments:                
Piano with guitar and bass; optional synth and/or flute, clarinet, oboe, basson

Availability:

Sheet Music:                
Lead sheets.
Order from Wood Harbor Music

Recorded Versions:
Not yet available


Composer's Notes:
To be added.

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Psalm 29

General Information:

Liturgical Uses:  Reflection on God's might
This psalm was not written as a responsorial psalm within the liturgical cycle.  Rather the inspiration of the musical setting came from the source as the psalmist's inspiration.  Watching the approaching storm across the desert, he saw the winds, the lighting and fires, and in the torrents of rain the awe-inspiring mighty power of God.

Refrain:      
"Give glory, give glory and praises to the Lord."                  

Verses:     
1) The voice of the Lord is over the waters.
The glory of God thunders.
A voice of might and majesty,
A voice which shakes the cedars of Lebanon,
And all in God's temple sing:  Glory, glory to the Lord!"

2)  The voice of the Lord is over the waters.
The glory of God thunders.
A voice which strikes the fiery flow,
A voice which shakes the land under the desert,
A voice which twists the mighty oaks,
A voice which shakes the land under the wilderness,
And all in God's temple sing:  Glory, glory to the Lord!"

Synopsis
Praise God, the Creator,
Whose majesty's revealed in torrent and storm.

Benediction
God bless your people with peace.
Mighty ruler grant your people peace.
May the torrent turn tranquil:  peace.
Mighty God, grant your people peace.                    

Arrangement:

Vocal:                             
Refrain:  Unison
Verses:   Cantor   
Snyopis:  2nd Cantor
Benediction:  SSA schola 

Instruments:                
Piano with guitar and bass; optional synth, wood flutes/recorders, rainstick

Availability:

Sheet Music:                
Lead sheet with piano part.
Order from Wood Harbor Music

Recorded Versions:
In progress.  Personnel:

Composer's Notes:
The recording starts with an instrumental depiction of the desert wilderness before the storm.  I included some "not-well-tempered" instruments (e.g., wood flutes) to give the sense of the wildness of nature.  The verses require a near-operatic performance by a strong mezzo to provide the strength and intensity that the pieces requires.

All in all, this is not a setting for a typical responsorial psalm, but rather better suited for a concert or time of reflection where it can be well-rehearsed.

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Psalm 27

General Information:

Liturgical Uses:         Responsorial psalm.

Refrain:                          
“The Lord I my light and my salvation.
Whom should I fear? Whom should I fear?

© 1998 R. J. F. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved.

Verses:                          
1) The Lord is my light and my help
Whom should I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
Of whom should I be afraid?

2) There is one thing I ask of the Lord, for this I seek.
To live in the house of my God, all the days of my life.

3) I believe that the Lord will shoe me the path for my life.
I believe I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of living.

Arrangement:

Vocal:                       
Refrain:  Unison congregation and choir
Verses:   Cantor    

Instruments:             
Piano, guitar, bass

Availability:

Sheet Music:             
Lead sheet.
Order from Wood Harbor Music

Recorded Versions:

Video:       Not available

CD:           Praise for the New Dawn, Vol. 1

 Order from Wood Harbor Music
Digital download at CD Baby.
Listen on YouTube or Spotify!
            

Composer's Notes:

I feel this psalm should be sung with entitlement.  God is our light and salvation, so we need not fear!  The liturgical “workhorse” setting of the by David Haas is nice and almost pretty.  I wanted a setting with a different feel.  

Angie, singing at
Ryles in Cambridge,
 in Oct. 2010.

The refrain begins in what I’d say is a bit of moodiness with “the Lord is my light and my salvation” sung on 3 notes over somewhat vague chords over an E pedal, and then soars into D major with a sense of entitlement (“whom should I fear, whom should I fear!”).  If you believe these words, I think you have to say them with conviction.  No, not just conviction, but a sense of entitlement.  Our faith entitles us to be unafraid.

This song calls for a young, confident voice.  I asked Angie, at the time a senior at Berklee and member of the choir, to be cantor, as she has a wonderful faith and a voice to match it. 

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Psalm 25

General Information:

Liturgical Uses:  Responsorial psalm, psalm for Advent season, offertory or communion song.

Refrains:       Three versions of Psalm 25, each with a different refrain, are found in the Lectionary.  Settings for each of the 3 versions are available.
                  
1)  “To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.”

©2006 Rachel J. Burckardt. All Rights Reserved.

                                

2)  “Your way, O Lord, are love and truth to those who keep your covenant.” 

©2006, 2009 Rachel J. Burckardt. All Rights Reserved.

3)  “Teach me your ways, O Lord, my God.”

©2006, 2009 Rachel J. Burckardt. All Rights Reserved.

Verses:                            
The verses are the same for each of the three refrains:

1) Your ways, 0 Lord, make known to me;
Teach me your paths
Guide me, teach me, for you are my Savior.

2) Remember your compassion, Lord, and your kindness of old.
Remember this, and not my sins,in your goodness, 0 Lord.

3) The-Lord is good and just; the sinners know the way.
God guides the meek to justice, and teaches the humble.  

Arrangement:

Vocal:                             
Refrain:  unison
Verses:   Cantor    

Instruments:                
Piano with guitar and bass 

Availability:

Sheet Music:                
Lead sheets for each of the 3 refrains.
Order from Wood Harbor Music

Recorded Versions:

Video:       Click here        
CD:          You Are My Inheritance 


Composer's Notes:
The setting is intentionally simple and peaceful.  The cantor can simply sing the lyrics and it provides the intended result.

The end of each verse has a descending line, suspended over a C pedal, with half notes in the piano part that begins in unison with the cantor, and descends to the 3rd of the dominant which sets up the tonic on the first beat of the refrain.

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Psalm 23

General Information:

Liturgical Uses:  Responsorial psalm, communion, themes of Jesus, the Shepherd

Refrain:      
“The Lord is my shepherd; nothing shall I want.  Fresh and green are the meadows where God leads me”            

© 1992 Rachel J. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved.

Verses:     
1) By restful streams, God lead me refreshing my soul.
In fresh green meadows I wander, where I find rest.

2) Though I walk through the shadows of darkness, I need not fear.
God will lead me in safety through danger, safely to home.

3) God will prepare a table where I will feast.
Only goodness and kindness will follow, throughout my days.

Arrangement:

Vocal:                             
Refrain:  SAT choir
Verses:   Cantor  with Alto and Tenor harmonies  

Instruments:                
Piano with guitar and bass, plus synth and flute

Availability:

Sheet Music:                
Lead sheet with choral harmonies.
Order from Wood Harbor Music

Recorded Versions:
Listen at YouTube
CD:  How Long, O God

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Composer's Notes:

My approach to composing a setting for perhaps the most well-known of the psalms was to set the refrain simply, with confidence, and a touch of entitlement.  If we truly believe in God and God's care for us, we can feel confident that "God will lead me in safety through danger" and entitlement "Though I walk through the shadows of darkness, I need not fear."

The first verse sets up the peacefulness of the text by a slow melody supported by sustained A minor 9th chord.  The melody arpeggiates up, from the 5th to the 7th to the 9th.  The second half of the verse switches from the minor 9th to the A major 9th, with the raised 3rd reinforcing the sense of confidence.

The second verse starts on the same chord, but the melody is sped up, as one's heartbeat and pace naturally speeds up when in a place of danger.  Again, the first half is in minor, while the second half shifts to major, with the confidence that "God will lead me in safety."

The 3rd verse mixes the two settings, starting with the slower melody in minor, and ending with the faster melody in major.

The second verse adds an alto harmony, while the 3rd voice includes both alto and tenor harmonies.

While the liturgical score includes a SAT refrain (with the alto at times singing above the melody), the recording  for How Long, O God included a double choir with 2 sets of harmonies.

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Psalm 22

General Information:

Liturgical Uses:  Responsorial psalm for Palm Sunday

Refrain:      
“My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”            

Verses:     
1) They have taken my clothes to divide among them.
They cast lots for my robe.
Be not far from me, Lord, O my strength come to help me,
Deliver me from the sword.

2) My heart is like wax; it is melted inside me;
My strength is dried up like a stone.
My tongue cannot speak,
And you have brought me into the dust of death.

3) I will priase your name to my bothers and sisters;
I will praise you where they are found.
I will live for you, Lord, and my children will serve you;
They shall trust in you, Lord.                

Arrangement:

Titles:   Acceptance, Psalm 22, My God Why Have You Abandoned Me?
 
Composers:   Kevin O'Brien & R. J. F. Burckardt

Vocal:                             
Refrain:  SATB choir
Verses:   Cantor    

Instruments:                
Piano with guitar and bass; with optional flute and cello

Availability:

Sheet Music:                
Lead sheet or lead sheet with piano part, including interlude melody.  Flute and cello parts available separately.
Order from Wood Harbor Music

Recorded Versions:
CD:  How Long, O God                   Listen on YouTube or at Spotify!

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Composer's Notes:

This is, by far, the best product of a brief collaboration with Kevin O'Brien, who suggested writing a few psalm settings together, way back in 1981.  Kevin wrote the melody for the verses, and it beautifully captures the pain and sorrow in the text of the first two verses.  In Kevin's own hand:

© 1981 & 1992 Kevin O'Brien & Rachel J. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved.

"My tongue cannot speak, and you have brought me into the   It's one of the best melodies with which I've been associated

I slightly re-altered Kevin's draft of the refrain, and also re-harmonized the verses.

Sometime before I recorded this for How Long, O God, I added a brief interlude before verse 3, which is the benediction.  This provides a separation from the sorrowful verses to the hopeful verse.

In the recorded version, I had the flute play the interlude, and then added cello for the benediction (verse 3).  

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Psalm 18

General Information:

Liturgical Uses:  Responsorial psalm

Refrain:      
"I love you, Lord, my strength"                  

© 2011 Rachel J. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved.

Verses:     
1) I love you, Lord, my strength,
O Lord, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my God.

2) My God, my rock of refuge,
The horn of my salvation, my strength.
Praised be the Lord, I exclaim,
And I am safe from my enemies.

3) The Lord lives and blessed by my rock!
Extolled by God, my savior.
You who give great victories to your king
And showed your kindness to your anointed.                       

Arrangement:

Vocal:                             
Refrain:  Unison
Verses:   Cantor    

Instruments:                
Piano with guitar and bass

Availability:

Sheet Music:                
Lead sheet.
Order from Wood Harbor Music

Recorded Versions:


CD:  You Are My Inheritance

See video on YouTube:

    Megan Lewis:  Lead vocals
    Mary Casiello, Rosie Delacruz:  Background vocals
    Rachel Burckardt:  Piano, electric guitar, synth
    Recorded by Evan Landry
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     ©2011 Rachel J. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved

"The complex time signatures actually sound smooth and natural in this composition, not unlike Gregorian Chant, "  (Richard Clark, Director of Music and Organist, St. Cecilia Parish, Boston, MA)

Composer's Notes:
To be added.

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Psalm 16

General Information:

Liturgical Uses:  Responsorial psalm, offertory or communion song.

Refrain:      
"You are my inheritance, O Lord"       

© 2012 Rachel J. Burckardt.  All Rights Reserved.

Verses:                            
1) O Lord, my allotted portion and my cup, it is you who holds fast my lot.
I set the Lord ever before me;
With God at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.

2) Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices;
My body abides in confidence;
Because you will not abandon my soul;
Nor will you suffer your faithful one.

3) You will show me the path of life,
And the fullness of joys in your presence,
The delights at your right had forever, forever.

Arrangement:

Vocal:                             
Refrain:  Unison
Verses:   Cantor    

Instruments:                
Piano with guitar and bass

Availability:

Sheet Music:                
Lead sheet.
Order from Wood Harbor Music

Recorded Version:
See the video on YouTube!
CD:  You Are My Inheritance

Composer's Notes:
To be added.

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Index of Psalm Settings

General Information:

Need a psalm setting for an upcoming Sunday.  This table below lists various musical settings available.  Most settings are adaptable for liturgical use, and it is my hope that others will find them adaptable for their use.  Many are based on the selected refrain and verses as they appear in the Lectionary.  Therefore, for a given psalm, there may be multiple settings with different antiphons, as they appear in the Lectionary.

Availability:

Sheet Music:                

Sheet music is available for all settings.   Direct downloads of some of the settings are being posted at my web site:  Download Page.  For settings not on the Download Page, order from Wood Harbor Music. 

Recorded Versions:

Many of the settings have been recorded and are available in audio or video.  Follow the link to the page for each psalm setting for availability.

Videos of my psalm settings are on a playlist on my You Tube channel.  Click here.

My three recordings are are available for digital download and on-line listening:

• Praise for the New Dawn is available for digital download at CD Baby.  Listen on YouTube or at Spotify.
• How Long, O God is available for digital download at CD Baby.  Listen on YouTube or at Spotify.
• You Are My Inheritance is also available for digital download at CD Baby.  List on YouTube.

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Index of Psalm Settings: 

No.	Title	Refrain	Performance Notes	Availability	Composer(s)
16	You Are My Inheritance	“You are my inheritance, O Lord.” (repeat)	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	CD:  You Are My Inheritance Sheet Music Video	R. J. F. Burckardt
18	I Love You Lord, My Strength	“I love you, Lord, my strength.” (repeat)	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Download Sheet Music CD:  You Are My Inheritance Video	R. J. F. Burckardt
19	The Precepts of the Lord	"The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart." (repeat)	Cantor for verses with SATB choral refrain	Order Sheet Music CD:  Praise for the New Dawn Digital download Listen on YouTube or at Spotify! Video	R. J. F. Burckardt
		"Your words, Lord, are spirit and life." (repeat)	Cantor for verses with SATB choral refrain	Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
		"Lord, you have the words of everlasting life." (repeat)	Cantor for verses with SATB choral refrain	Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
22	Acceptance	“My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”	Cantor for verses with SATB choral refrain	Sheet Music CD:  How Long, O God Listen on YouTube or at Spotify! Video	Kevin O’Brien & R. J. F. Burckardt
23	The Shepherd	“The Lord is my shepherd; nothing shall I want.  Fresh and green are the meadows where God leads me”	Cantor for verses with SAT choral refrain	Download Sheet Music CD:  How Long, O God Listen on YouTube or at Spotify Video	R. J. F. Burckardt
25	To You, O Lord	“To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.”  (repeat)	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Download Sheet Music CD:  You Are My Inheritance Video	R. J. F. Burckardt
		“Your way, O Lord, are love and truth to those who keep your covenant.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music
		“Teach me your ways, O Lord, my God.”  (repeat)	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music
25	In You, I Place My Trust	“In you, O Lord, I place my trust for you will not put me to shame.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
27	My Light and My Salvation	“The Lord I my light and my salvation.  Whom should I fear? Whom should I fear?	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music CD:  Praise for the New Dawn Digital download Listen on YouTube or at Spotify! Video	R. J. F. Burckardt
29	The Voice of the Lord Over the Water	“Give glory; give glory and praises to the Lord.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain.  2nd cantor for synopsis and SAA schola for benediction	Sheet Music CD:  You Are My Inheritance Video	R. J. F. Burckardt
30	I Will Praise You, Lord	“I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music CD:  You Are My Inheritance Video	R. J. F. Burckardt
31	Into Your Hands, I Commend My Spirit	“Father, into your hands, I commend my spirit.”	Bass cantor for verses with SATB choral refrain. A capella with optional cello	Download Sheet Music CD:  You Are My Inheritance Video	R. J. F. Burckardt & Jason Villarreal Frias
32	Forgive Me the Wrong I Have Done	“Lord, forgive me the wrong I have done.  O Lord, forgive me.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Download Sheet Music CD:  You Are My Inheritance Video	R. J. F. Burckardt
		“I turn to you, Lord, in times of trouble, and you fill me with joy of salvation.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Download Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
33	Blessed Are the People	“Blessed are the people that the Lord has chosen to be his own.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
34	Taste & See	“Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.”  (repeat)	Cantor for verses; unison refrain with descant	Sheet Music CD:  Praise for the New Dawn Digital download Listen on YouTube or at Spotify! Live video Video (studio version)	R. J. F. Burckardt
67	May God Bless Us	“May God bless us in his mercy.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
71	I Will Sing of Your Salvation	“I will sign of your salvation.”  (repeat)	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music CD:  You Are My Inheritance Video	R. J. F. Burckardt
85	Let Us See Your Kindness	“Let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Download Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
90	In Every Age	“In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.  You have been our God.”	Cantor for verses; SAT choral refrain	Download Sheet Music CD:  Praise for the New Dawn Digital download Listen on YouTube or at Spotify! Video	R. J. F. Burckardt
96	Give the Lord Glory and Honor	“Give the Lord glory and honor.”  (repeat)	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
98	Sing a New Song	“Sing to the Lord a new song for God has done marvelous deeds.”  (repeat)	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
	All the Ends of the Earth	“All the ends of the earth have seen the saving pow’r of God.”  (repeat)	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music CD:  Praise for the New Dawn Digital download Listen on YouTube or at Spotify! Video
	The Lord Has Come to Rule the Earth with Justice	“The Lord has come to rule the earth with justice.”  (repeat)	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music
	The Lord Has Revealed to the Nations	“The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.”  (repeat)	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music
103	The Lord is Kind and Merciful	“The Lord is kind and merciful.”  (repeat)	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
113	Praise the Lord Who Lifts Up the Poor	“Praise, oh praise the Lord, who lifts up the poor.”	Cantor for verses with SATB choral refrain	Sheet Music CD:  Praise for the New Dawn Digital download Listen on YouTube or at Spotify! Video	R. J. F. Burckardt (SATB arrangement by R. J. Clark)
116	I Will Walk Before the Lord	“I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
126	The Lord Has Done Great Things	“The Lord has done great things for us.  We are filled with joy.”	Cantor for verses with SATB  and DSATB choral refrains	Sheet Music CD:  Praise for the New Dawn Digital download Listen on YouTube or at Spotify! Video Live version on CD:  You Are My Inheritance	R. J. F. Burckardt (DSATB arrangement by R. J. Clark)
128	May the Lord Bless Us	“May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
130	With the Lord	“With the Lord, there is mercy and fullness of redemption.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
131	I Have Found My Peace	“In you, O Lord, I have found my peace.”  (repeat)	Cantor for verses; SAT choral refrain	Sheet Music CD:  You Are My Inheritance	R. J. F. Burckardt
137	Let My Tongue Be Silenced	“Let my tongue be silenced, if ever I forget you.”	Cantor for verses; SATB choral refrain	Sheet Music CD:  Praise for the New Dawn Digital download Listen on YouTube or at Spotify! Video (acoustic version) Video (electronic version)	R. J. F. Burckardt (with Jacklyn Shell)
138	In the Sight of the Angels	“In the sight of the angels, I will sing your praises.  In the sight of the angels, I will praise you, Lord.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music CD:  You Are My Inheritance Live Video Video of studio version	R. J. F. Burckardt (with Rosie Delacruz)
145	I Will Praise Your Name	“I will praise your name my king and God.  I will praise your name forever.”  (repeat)	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
145	The Lord is Near	“The Lord is near to all who call upon him.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Download Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
147	Who Heals the Broken Hearted	“O praise the Lord who hears the broken hearted.”  (repeat)	Cantor for verses; SAT choral refrain	Sheet Music CD:  You Are My Inheritance Video	R. J. F. Burckardt
150	Praise God with a Full Orchestra	“Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.”	Cantor for verses with unison refrain	Sheet Music	R. J. F. Burckardt
		“Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.”	Cantor for verses; SATB choral refrain	Sheet Music