Category Archives: Psalms of Ascents

Contemporary Psalms for Worship

Here is a list of some of my favorite psalm based songs for worship…along with a few other places that are good for listening/reading. ————————— Psalm 8 – Glory on Display by Brian Moss listen | chords | leadsheet Psalm … Continue reading

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Newsnote: article on our psalms of ascents grant

Our church (Christ the King Presbyterian Church, Raleigh) participated in the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Worship Renewal grant program in 2009-2010.   Our church spent a year walking through the Psalms of Ascents (Ps120-134).  Recently CICW published a brief article … Continue reading

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Notes from Calvin Grant Colloquium

Last week Pj and spent a few days up at Calvin College and Seminary celebrating and learning with the Calvin Worship Grant recipients from 2009 and 2010.  We were awarded a grant in 2009 to walk our congregation through the … Continue reading

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The Rise of Eclectic Psalmody

Last week I spent some amazing time up in Grand Rapids, MI creatively assaulting the Psalms.  I was participating in a colloquium on Congregational Song and Psalmody, a gathering spurred on in part by a new psalter being jointly published … Continue reading

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Psalms of Ascents Worship Grant featured in ByFaith Magazine

ByFaith Magazine has a great write-up today about our Psalms of Ascents Worship Grant at Christ the King.  Here is a link to read the article. ——————— note: Also a big shout-out to Scott Redd, our friend and professor of … Continue reading

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Maundy Thursday Service

<click on image above to download a pdf of our service> Our church, Christ the King Presbyterian is celebrating a semi-traditional Maundy Thursday Service tonight. Maundy comes from ‘mandatum novum’ the latin word for commandment and originates in Jesus’ words … Continue reading

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Psalm 134 – Songs for the Sojourn

This week at Christ the King we are finishing up our series on the Psalms of Ascents by looking at Psalm 134. Listen to Pastor Steve Brown read Psalm 134 Listen to our Pastor Elliot Grudem on the Psalms of … Continue reading

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Songs for Psalm 134

Here are a few songs we have been working on from Psalm 134.  We will be singing “Come People of God” this Sunday at Christ the King. . Come People of God mp3 | leadsheet – contemporary, congregational version of … Continue reading

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Psalm 133 – Songs for the Sojourn

This week at Christ the King we are looking at Psalm 133 in our continuing series on the Psalms of Ascents. Listen to Pastor Steve Brown read Psalm 133 Listen to our Pastor Elliot Grudem on Psalm 133 Read Psalm … Continue reading

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Psalm 133 How Good and Pleasant It is

My friend Kerry Yong, who leads music at Grace Chuck Hackney in London provided me with this arrangement of Psalm 133 (English and Hebrew). How Good and Pleasant It is mp3 | leadsheet How good and pleasant it is: the … Continue reading

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