Easter Vigil Psalms for the Liturgy of the Word Contents Psalm 103 2 Psalm 32 Psalm 15 5 Exodus 15 Psalm 29 Isaiah 12 10 Psalm 1 11 Psalm 1-2 12 Psalm 50 1 Psalm 117 15 Introductory Note The genesis of these settings as the idea of congregation hich had not sung the psalms at the Vigil efore and might sing them antiphonally to simple psalm tones To make this simpler the psalm tones are repeated so the one psalm tone is used for the first to psalms etc The exceptions are the canticle from Exodus, hich demanded a distinct character as did the Alleluia Psalm after the Ne Testament reading The tones may e sung unaccompanied, or SATB or accompanied The Responses are included, again potentially for singing SATB The psalms could e sung in the usual ay ith response eteen verses or the response sung at eginning and end Finally for each psalm an optional short choral coda is provided This is intended not only to provide a moment of interest for choirs ut also as ay of leading into silent reflection efore the Collect Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins
Psalm after 1st Reading Ps 103:1 2 5 10 12-1 2 35 ± cf c30 Send forth your Spirit, - O Lord, and re - ne the face of the earth 1 Bless the Lord, my soul! Lord God, ho great you are, clothed in maesty and glory, rapped in light as in a roe! 2 You founded the earth on its ase, to stand firm from age to age You rapped it ith the ocean like a cloak: the aters stood higher than the mountains 3 You make springs gush forth in the valleys: they flo in eteen the hills On their anks dell the irds of heaven; from the ranches they sing their song From your delling you ater the hills; earth drinks its fill of your gift You make the grass gro for the cattle and the plants to serve man s needs 5 Ho many are your orks, O Lord! In isdom you have made them all The earth is full of your riches Bless the Lord, my soul! 2 Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins
Optional Coda p Send forth your p Ó Send forth your P Send forth your Spi -rit, O Spi - rit, O Lord Send forth your Spi -rit, Spi-rit, O Lord Send forth your Spi - rit, O Lord, O Lord, and r e - ne the face of the earth Lord, and r e Lord, and r e - - ne the face of the ne the face of the earth earth Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins 3
Alternative Psalm after 1st Reading Ps 32: 7 12 13 2-22 ± v5 The Lord fills the earth ith his love Optional Coda 1 The ord of the Lord is faithful and all his orks to e trusted The Lord loves ustice and right and fills the earth ith his love 2 By his ord the heavens ere made, y the reath of his mouth all the stars He collects the aves of the ocean; he stores up the depths of the sea 3 They are happy, hose God is the Lord, the people he has chosen as his on From the heavens the Lord looks forth, he sees all the children of men Our soul is aiting for the Lord The Lord is our help and our shield May your love e upon us, O Lord, as e place all our hope in you The Œ Œ L o r d fills the earth ith his love, The L o r d fills, fills the earth ith his love, ith his love, ith his love, ith his love The L o r d fills the earth ith his love, Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins
Psalm after 2nd Reading Ps 15:5 11 ± v1 P re - serve me, God, I take re - fuge in you Optional Coda 1 O Lord, it is you ho are my portion and cup; it is you yourself ho are my prize I keep the Lord ever in my sight: since he is at my right hand, I shall stand firm 2 And so my heart reoices, my soul is glad; even my ody shall rest in safety For you ill not leave my soul among the dead, nor let your eloved kno decay 3 You ill sho me the path of life, the fullness of oy in your presence, at your right hand happiness for ever P r e - Ó Œ serve me, God, 2 P r e - serve me, God, p r e - serve me, God, I take r e - fuge, r e - fuge in Ó Œ 2 you n Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins 5
Psalm after 3rd Reading Ex 15:1 17 1 ± v1 I ill sing to the Lord, glo - ri - ous his tri-umph! 1 I ill sing to the Lord, glorious his triumph! Horse and rider he has thron into the sea! The Lord is my strength, my song, my salvation This is my God and I extol him, my Father s God and I give him praise 2 The Lord is a arrior! The Lord is his name! The chariots of Pharaoh he hurled into the sea; the floer of his army droned in the sea The deeps hide them; they sank like a stone 3 Your right hand, Lord, glorious in its poer, your right hand, Lord, has shattered the enemy In the greatness of your glory you crushed the foe You ill lead them and plant them on your holy mountain, the place, O Lord, here you have made your home, the sanctuary, Lord, hich your hands have made The Lord ill reign for ever and ever Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins
Optional Coda 3 Ó 3 Œ I ill Ó sing, I ill sing, I ill I ill sing, I ill sing, I ill # sing to the Lord, glo - ri - ous his tri - # umph! sing to the Lord, glo - ri - ous his tri - umph! Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins 7
Psalm after th reading Ps 29: 2 11 13 ± v2 I ill praise you, Lord, you have re s - cued me 1 I ill praise you, Lord, you have rescued me and have not let my enemies reoice over me O Lord, you have raised my soul from the dead, restored me to life from those ho sink into the grave 2 Sing psalms to the Lord, you ho love him, give thanks to his holy name His anger lasts a moment; his favour all through life At night there are tears, ut oy comes ith dan 3 The Lord listened and had pity The Lord came to my help For me you have changed my mourning into dancing, O Lord my God, I ill thank you for ever Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins
Optional Coda V Ó I ill praise you, Lord, I ill praise you, Ó I ill praise you, Lord, I ill praise you, Lord, I ill praise you, Lord, I ill praise you, Lord, you have r e s - cued V Lord, you have r e s - cued me I ill praise you, Lord, I ill praise you, you have r e s - cued Lord, me I illpraise you, Lord, you have res -cued me I ill praise you, you have res -cued me V me I ill praise you, Lord, you have res -cued you have res -cued me Lord, you have res -cued me me Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins 9
Psalm after 5th Reading Is 12:2 ± v 3 3 3 W i t h oy you ill dra a-ter from the ells of sal - va - tion Optional Coda 1 Truly, God is my salvation, I trust, I shall not fear For the Lord is my strength, my song, he ecame my saviour With oy you ill dra ater from the ells of salvation 2 Give thanks to the Lord, give praise to his name! Make his mighty deeds knon to the peoples, declare the greatness of his name 3 Sing a psalm to the Lord for he has done glorious deeds; make them knon to all the earth! People of Sion, sing and shout for oy for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel 3 p 3 W i t h Œ oy, Ó ith Œ oy, ith Ó P W i t h oy, oy ith you ill dra oy, ith oy, ith oy a - ter from the ells of sal - va-tion 10 Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins
Psalm after th Reading Ps 1: 11 ± n :9 You have the mes-sage of e - ter-nal life, O Lord Optional Coda 1 The la of the Lord is perfect, it revives the soul The rule of the Lord is to e trusted, it gives isdom to the simple 2 The precepts of the Lord are right, they gladden the heart The command of the Lord is clear, it gives light to the eyes 3 The fear of the Lord is holy, aiding for ever The decrees of the Lord are truth and all of them ust They are more to e desired than gold, than the purest of gold and seeter are they than honey, than honey from the com Ó Œ Y o u have the mes-sage, the mes - sage of e - ter-nal life, Ó Œ O Lord the mes - sage of e - ter - nal life, O Lord Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins 11
Psalm after 7th Reading Pss 1:3 5; 2:3 ± 12 Like the deer that yearns, yearns for run - ning streams, so my soul is yearn - ing for you, my God 1 My soul is thirsting for God, the God of my life; hen can I enter and see the face of God 2 These things ill I rememer as I pour out my soul: ho I ould lead the reoicing crod into the house of God, amid cries of gladness and thanksgiving, the throng ild ith oy 3 O send forth your light and your truth; let these e my guide Let them ring me to your holy mountain to the place here you dell And I ill come to the altar of God, the God of my oy My redeemer, I ill thank you on the harp, O God, my God 12 Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins
13 Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins Optional Coda Ó Like the deer that Like the deer that yearns, yearns, yearns for run ning yearns for run ning streams, - - streams, so my soul is so my souls is yearn ing, yearn ing for you, my yearn ing for you, my God God - - -
Alternative Psalm after 7th Reading Ps 50: 12-15 1 19 ± v12 A p u re heart cre - ate for me, O God Optional Coda 1 A pure heart create for me, O God, put a steadfast spirit ithin me Do not cast me aay from your presence, nor deprive me of your holy spirit 2 Give me again the oy of your help; ith a spirit of fervour sustain me, that I may teach transgressors your ays and sinners may return to you 3 For in sacrifice you take no delight, urnt offering from me you ould refuse, my sacrifice, a contrite spirit A humled, contrite heart you ill not spurn # A p u r e heart, a pure heart cre -ate for me, cre -ate for me, O God V A p u r e heart, a p u r e heart cre ate for me, - c r e -ate for me, O God A p u r e heart, a pure heart cre - ate for me, cre -ate for me, O God A pure heart, a pure heart cre -ate for me, c r e -ate for me, O God 1 Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins
Psalm after Reading from Romans Ps 117:1 2 1 17 22 23 Al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia 1 Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his love endures for ever Let the sons of Israel say: His love endures for ever 2 The Lord s right hand has triumphed; his right hand raised me up I shall not die, I shall live and recount his deeds 3 The stone hich the uilders reected has ecome the corner stone This is the ork of the Lord, a marvel in our eyes His and a re -count love mar - vel has his in no end deeds our eyes Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins 15
Optional Coda Π9 ΠAl-le-lu-ia, al - le-lu - ia, al - le-lu - 9 Al - le - lu - ia, al-le-lu-ia, al - le - lu - ia, 9 ia, al - le - lu - al - le - lu - ia ia 1 Music 2012, 2013 Martin Foster earmusicinfo Text 193 The Grail (England) administered y HarperCollins