Henry Kemble Oliver (b. Beverly, MA, 1800; d. Salem, MA, 1885) composed FEDERAL STREET in 1832, possibly as an imitation of earlier psalm tunes in long meter. He took it to a music class taught by Lowell Mason (who may have contributed to the harmony); Mason (PHH 96) published it in his Boston Acade…
A pentatonic (five-pitch) folk tune from the southern United States, BOURBON fits well with the penitential text of Psalm 38. The tune calls for unison singing, with accompaniment providing a firmly articulated rhythm. Like many pentatonic tunes, when unaccompanied it can be sung in canon after eith…
Display Title: Arise, O Lord, Our God, AriseFirst Line: Arise, O Lord, our God, ariseTune Title: HERR JESU CHRIST (Bach)Author: AnonymousMeter: LMSource: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 368.
Display Title: Arise, O Lord Our God, Arise (Psalm 132)First Line: Arise, O Lord our God ariseTune Title: BOURBONMeter: LMScripture: Psalm 132Date: 2013Subject: A New Heaven and a New Earth | ; God's Covenant with Israel | ; The Church |Source: The New Metrical Version of the Psalms, 1909, alt.
Display Title: Arise, O LORD Our God, AriseFirst Line: Arise, O LORD our God, ariseTune Title: BOURBONMeter: LMScripture: Psalm 132Date: 2021Subject: Anoint | ; Ascents | ; Church Dedication | ; Doubt | ; Endurance | ; God as Priest | ; Joy | ; Prayer | ; Zion |Source: The New Metrical Version of the Psalms, 1909