Psalms for the Liturgical Year

Let the Peoples Praise You

Psalms for the Liturgical Year

Karen Schneider Kirner

LITURGICAL PRESSCollegeville, Minnesota

www.litpress.org

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Cover design: John Vineyard

The English translation of Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commis-sion on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Verse texts from The Abbey Psalms and Canticles by the Monks of Conception Abbey, © 2018, 2010, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. All rights reserved.

© 2021 Karen Schneider Kirner

Published by Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever except brief quotations in reviews, without the written permission of Liturgical Press, Saint John’s Abbey, PO Box 7500, Collegeville, MN 56321-7500. Printed in the United States of America.

ISBN: 978-0-8146-6568-8 978-0-8146-6592-3 (e-book)

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Contents

Psalm 23: The Lord Is My Shepherd ..............................................................................................................6

Psalm 36: With You Is the Fountain of Life, O Lord ..................................................................................11

Psalm 46: The Waters of the River ...............................................................................................................15

Psalm 57: Awake, O Lyre and Harp ..............................................................................................................20

Psalm 66: Let All the Earth .............................................................................................................................23

Psalm 67: Let the Peoples Praise You ..........................................................................................................28

May God Bless Us.........................................................................................................................29

O God, Let All the Nations ..........................................................................................................30

Psalm 78: The Lord Gave Them Bread ........................................................................................................31

Psalm 80: Lord, Make Us Turn to You..........................................................................................................32

Psalm 86: Lord, You Are Good ......................................................................................................................35

Psalm 90: Fill Us with Your Love...................................................................................................................36

If Today You Hear His Voice ........................................................................................................36

In Every Age ...................................................................................................................................36

Psalm 92: Lord, It Is Good to Give Thanks .................................................................................................42

Psalm 98: All the Ends of the Earth ..............................................................................................................44

Sing to the Lord a New Song ......................................................................................................44

Psalm 98: The Lord Comes to Rule ..............................................................................................................49

Psalm 100: We Are His People ......................................................................................................................50

Psalm 116: Our Blessing-Cup .......................................................................................................................52

Psalm 118: This Is the Day .............................................................................................................................56

Psalm 118: Give Thanks to the Lord ............................................................................................................60

Psalm 128: Blessed Are Those Who Fear the Lord ...................................................................................62

May the Lord Bless Us ...............................................................................................................62

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Psalm 131: In You, Lord ..................................................................................................................................67

Psalm 139: I Praise You...................................................................................................................................70

Psalm 146: Lord, Come and Save Us ...........................................................................................................74

Blessed the Poor in Spirit ..........................................................................................................74

Praise the Lord, My Soul ............................................................................................................75

Additional Instrument Parts .........................................................................................................................77

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Composer Notes 5

“The more deeply we grow into the psalms and the more often we pray them as our own, the more simple and rich will our prayer become.”

—Dietrich Bonhoeffer

This psalm collection, written over the course of the last two-plus decades and revised recently to include newly approved texts from the USCCB, includes both psalms that are well-known and also less-known. The texts of the psalms were originally written for everyday use, and we would all benefit from daily use of the Scriptures to guide us through life. Every year of our existence brings us new challenges, but the texts of the psalms remain as relevant today as when they were written centuries ago!

Let the Peoples Praise You: Psalms for the Liturgical Year would not be possible without the following individuals: Music Editor John Kyler, a former student at the University of Notre Dame who is now a trusted advocate, fellow composer and colleague; engraver Tony Ward, a fellow composer who had many helpful suggestions in arriving at this final product; those in Campus Ministry at Notre Dame who have given me support and encouragement through the years, particularly colleague Steve Warner who encouraged me to write many of these psalms; my husband Scott and children Emma, Claire and Joseph for their constant support and belief in my abilities. My departed parents Jerome and Estelle Schneider laid the foundation for my faith, for which I am eternally grateful, and my mother in particular always encouraged my development as a well-rounded musician for the Church: organist, choir director, singer, composer, liturgist.

Last but not least, I am grateful for the countless students I was privileged to work with in my 23 years at Notre Dame directing the Celebration Choir, Handbell Choir, and assisting with the Notre Dame Folk Choir. Each student helped to inspire every one of these compositions that made their debut at the beautiful Basilica of the Sacred Heart on our campus.

My hope is that these psalms will inspire and move all who hear and proclaim them to live out their faith in service to others and in praise of our ever-loving God. Soli deo Gloria!

Karen Schneider Kirner January 14, 2021

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