This week at Christ the King we are looking at Psalm 121 as part of our series on the Psalms of Ascents titled “Songs for the Sojourn.”
Listen to Pastor Steve Brown read Psalm 121
Listen to our Pastor Elliot Grudem preach on Psalm 121
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Psalm 121 has been a revered text in the music-making of the church.
Here are two popular and very contrasting takes on Psalm 121.
Elijah, Opus. 70: Lift Thine Eyes to the Mountains (Mendelssohn)
mp3| sheetmusic
I Lift My Eyes Up (Brian Doerksen)
mp3 | leadsheet
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Here are a few more versions that we have composed for our Psalms Grant.
Up to the Hills – choral
sheetmusic
words: Isaac Watts
music: Adam Davidson, 2010
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Upward I Lift My Eyes
mp3 | leadsheet
Upward I lift mine eyes,
From God is all my aid;
The God that built the skies,
And earth and nature made:
God is the tower
To which I fly;
His grace is nigh
In every hour.
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My feet shall never slide
And fall in fatal snares,
Since God, my guard and guide,
Defends me from my fears:
Those wakeful eyes
That never sleep
Shall Isr’el keep,
When dangers rise.
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No burning heats by day
Nor blasts of ev’ning air,
Shall take my health away,
If God be with me there:
Thou art my sun,
And thou my shade,
To guard my head
By night or noon.
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Hast thou not giv’n thy word
To save my soul from death?
And I can trust my Lord
To keep my mortal breath:
I’ll go and come,
Nor fear to die,
Till from on high
Thou call me home.
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words: Isaac Watts
music: Brian T Murphy, Bruce Benedict, 2010
(c) Cardiphonia Music, 2010
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