Psalm 65
Response 1: Sing Praise to God who reigns above, to God be praise and glory.
Leader: Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion; and to you shall vows be performed,
All: O you who answer prayer! To you all flesh shall come.
Leader: When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us, you forgive our transgressions.
All: Happy are those whom you choose and bring near to live in your courts.
Leader: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.
All: By awesome deeds you answer us with deliverance, O God of our salvation;
you are the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
you are the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
Response 2: Our ever-present help and stay, to God be praise and glory.
Leader: By your strength you established the mountains; you are girded with might.
All: You silence the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves,
the tumult of the peoples.
the tumult of the peoples.
Leader: Those who live at earth's farthest bounds are awed by your signs;
All: you make the gateways of the morning and the evening shout for joy.
Response 3: The God of power, the God of love, to God be praise and glory.
Leader: You visit the earth and water it, you greatly enrich it;
All: the river of God is full of water;
you provide the people with grain,
for so you have prepared it.
you provide the people with grain,
for so you have prepared it.
Leader: You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges,
All: softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.
Leader: You crown the year with your bounty;
your wagon tracks overflow with richness.
your wagon tracks overflow with richness.
All: The pastures of the wilderness overflow,
the hills gird themselves with joy,
the hills gird themselves with joy,
Leader: the meadows clothe themselves with flocks,
the valleys deck themselves with grain,
the valleys deck themselves with grain,
All: they shout and sing together for joy.
Response 4: All earth sings out this grateful song: to God be praise and glory.
(The responses may be spoken by All, or sung by All or Choir to the first five measures of the hymntune, MIT FREUDEN ZART. )
For the responses and music, see this PDF file: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/61445199/Psalm-65
For the responses and music, see this PDF file: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/61445199/Psalm-65
This treatment of responsive texts (from the hymn, Sing Praise To God Who Reigns Above, public domain) and scripture is copyright ©2010 Kenneth Athon. All rights reserved.
