Psalm 98
Words: From “The Book of Psalms for Singing” © 1973, Crown and Covenant Publications.
Music: The tune is LYNGHAM which is often used for “O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing”. So if you learn harmonies for Psalm 98 you can also use them with that wonderful hymn.
Harmonies: This psalm / tune lends itself to various options for including harmonies, making it a great way to introduce singing in harmony in gradual steps.
For example: we often sing it in unison (all together for the main tune) but then split into male/female (Soprano/Bass) for the ‘twiddly bit’ on the last line.
A next step would be having (some) men sing Bass for the whole tune.
O sing a new song to the LORD
For wonders He has done
For wonders He has done;
His right hand and His holy arm
The victory have won….
Resources for learning each part
For each part, there is a PDF file to download, an image file so you can learn your part on this page, and an mp3 file which has your part emphasised.
O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer’s praise
my great Redeemer’s praise.
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace! …
