Tag Archives: Psalms of Ascents

Observations on the New Hymns Movement, part 3

This is part three of a series of posts looking at the resurgence of hymns in the past 10 years through the “re:tuned” movement that has coalesced around Indelible Grace, Red Mountain Music, BiFrost Music, Sojourn Music, and many more.  … 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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Red Mountain Music – All Things New

Today, Red Mountain Music releases their last, their best, and most triumphant record. The first track took my breath away….after I recovered I took a seat to listen to the rest of the album.  They (Brian, Clint, et al) have … Continue reading

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Psalm 124.8 Our Help is in the Name of the Lord

Evidently this was John Calvin’s favorite verse in scripture.  He thought it was so fundamental to understanding our relationship with God that he used it to begin all of his services at Geneva. Last year when our congregation was worshiping … 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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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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Psalm 132 – Songs for the Sojourn

This week at Christ the King we are looking at Psalm 132 in a continuing series on the Psalms of Ascents. Listen to Pastor Steve Brown read Psalm 134 Listen to our Pastor Elliot Grudem on the Psalms of Ascents … Continue reading

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Psalm 131 – Songs for the Sojourn

This week at Christ the King we are looking at Psalm 131 in a continuing series on the Psalms of Ascents. Listen to Pastor Steve Brown read Psalm 131 Listen to our Pastor Elliot Grudem on the Psalms of Ascents … Continue reading

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Psalm 129 – Songs for the Sojourn

This week at Christ the King we are looking at Psalm 129 in a continuing series on the Psalms of Ascents. Listen to Pastor Steve Brown read Psalm 129 Listen to our Pastor Elliot Grudem on Psalm 129 Read Psalm … Continue reading

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