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27H(alt). Psalm 27 (A Responsorial Setting)

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord is my light and my Savior
• Title: Psalm 27 (A Responsorial Setting)
• Publication Date: 2012
• Scripture:
  Psalm 27
• Topic: Anniversaries; Assurance; Church Year: Lent; Church Year: Transfiguration; Conflict; Courage; Darkness; Elements of Worship: Call to Worship; Elements of Worship: Confession (Individual); Elements of Worship: Gathering; Elements of Worship: Prayer for Illumination; Enemies; Freedom from Fear; God: Dependence on; God as: Refuge; God as: Shelter; God's: Armor; God's: Love; God's: Presence; God's: Protection; God's: Strength; Hope; Joy; Judgment; Lament: Individual; Mercy; Occasional Services: Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Occasional Services: Funerals; Occasional Services: Ordination and/or Installation; Peace; People of God / Church: Suffering; Prayer; Temptation And Trial; Truth; Year A, Ordinary Time after Epiphany, 3rd Sunday; Year C, Lent, 2nd Sunday; Eastern Orthodox Chant
• Source: The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship (Refrain); Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Psalm text)
• Copyright: Refrain © Metropolitan Andrey Sheptysky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies (Words); Psalm text © 2006 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, admin Augsburg Fortress Publishers
• Notes: Alternate Responsorial refrain to reading of Psalm 27. Tone included for chanting.

Tune Information

• Name: [The Lord is my light and my Savior]
• Key: G Major
• Source: The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship (Refrain)
• Copyright: © Metropolitan Andrey Sheptysky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies (Words and Music); Tone © 2011 Faith Alive Christian Resources
• Notes: The alternate refrain comes from the Orthodox tradition. Sing unaccompanied with forward motion, doubling the harmony parts in the bass and tenor range. The psalm verses may also be chanted in harmony by an ensemble or even by the entire congregation. Take care that the singing does not drag.