The psalm my family sang together last week was Psalm 131, using this metrical version to the tune usually associated with \u201cO God, Our Help in Ages Past.\u201d It works very well, is quite singable and is faithful to the text. We have really enjoyed it.<\/p>\n
O Lord, My Heart’s Not Lifted Up<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Psalm 131)<\/strong><\/p>\n
O Lord, my heart’s not lifted up;
\nMy eyes aren’t raised too high;
\nWith things too great and marvelous,
\nI am not occupied.
\nI’ve learned to calm my fretful soul,
\nAnd hush my clam’ring fears;
\nMy soul is like a weaned, young child,
\nContent his mother’s near.
\nSo in the Lord let all the hope
\nOf God’s redeemed now be,
\nFrom this time forth and evermore,
\nThrough all eternity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nOnly this morning did I discover that this metrical version was prepared by Justin Wainscott<\/a>! I had picked it up from Chris Matthews but just assumed it came from a standard Psalter. Well done, Justin!<\/p>\n
Give it a try. This is another good metrical psalm version for singing at home and at church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The psalm my family sang together last week was Psalm 131, using this metrical version to the tune usually associated with \u201cO God, Our Help in Ages Past.\u201d It works very well, is quite singable and is faithful to the text. We have really enjoyed it. O Lord, My Heart’s Not Lifted Up\u00a0(Psalm 131) O …<\/p>\n