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Responsorial Psalms are ancient songs of praise and prayer and are an important and often musical part of the Liturgy of the Word in the Catholic Mass. The root of the word 'psalm' is Greek for 'songs sung to a harp.' Many of the 150 psalms in the Old Testament Book of Psalms are attributed to David.
Typical implementations involve the accompanist playing an introduction (usually the refrain), the cantor sings the refrain, followed by the assembly singing the refrain a third time. Then the verse, refrain, verse, refrain cycle is repeated until there are no more verses.
Listen to the AIFF file: Psalm 40, 30.9MB.
For Piano, Guitar, Vocals
| Psalm 40 Refrain:
Lord, here I am. Lord, here I am. I come to do your will. Lord, here I am. Lord, here I am.
Verses:
I waited for the Lord; he stooped down to me.
My cry he heard. My song of praise, he heard. Lord, here I am.
You do not ask for sacrifice. You do not ask for halocaust.
All you ask is an open ear. Lord, here I am.
In your book it is written: I should do your will.
But, I delight in your law, from the depths of my heart
Lord, here I am.
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