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Psalm 18: Zaboor 18

This setting of Psalm 18 was submitted by Emily R. Brink and Eric Sarwar, who prepared an English translation of the most loved psalm from the Punjabi Zaboor - Punjabi Psalter - of 1908 [Punjab is an area encompassing both eastern Pakistan and northern India]. The responsorial structure includes a refrain [v. 1] and 3 stanzas [vs. 16–19] in both the original Punjabi and in English translation.

Musical Composition | Video | December 21, 2020

How Music Deepens Participation in the Lord's Supper and Baptisms: Insights from Global Cultures

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar

Audio | April 12, 2019

Psalms and Islam: Reimagining Interfaith Friendship in an Islamic Context

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop

Audio | April 03, 2019

Psalms of Lament and Hope from the North Indian Sub-Continent

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Vesper

Video | Worship Service | March 07, 2019

Singing Psalms and the Lord’s Prayer: Lily Constantine Kakish and Eric Sarwar

Lily Constantine Kakish and Eric Sarwar share their stories of how they have witnessed the identity-shaping impact of singing Psalms and the Lord's Prayer in the Arabic language and tune.

Video | March 23, 2017

Journeying to the Light: A Pilgrimage of Prayer and Praise

An evening worship service from the 2015 Calvin Symposium on Worship focusing on Psalms 15-24.

Video | Worship Service | March 12, 2015

What North American Churches Can Learn from the Church in Pakistan

Join this conversation between Eric Sarwar, a Presbyterian pastor from Pakistan, and Emily Brink, Worship Institute staff member, about how Pakistani worship practices can bless and inform the Christian church in North America.

Audio | February 23, 2015

Music in Culture, Music in Worship: Different Roles and Goals

Someone on social media recently sent out a photo of two young boys lost in worship. This photo reminded me of John Calvin’s famous words, “My heart I offer to you Lord, promptly and sincerely.”

Article | December 18, 2014

Celebrating Christmas in Pakistan

The month of December brings joyful tidings across the world as more than two billion people anticipate celebrating the birth of Christ on December 25 although the Orthodox churches celebrate 12 days later.

Article | December 10, 2014

He is King: Psalm 24

A teaching video on singing Punjabi Zabor 24

Video | November 04, 2014

People of the Book: Showing Respect for the Bible

Many cultural practices in North America astonish non-Western worshipers. One of the most striking is how the Bible is handled.

Article | October 30, 2014

Fasting: A cross-cultural perspective on the season of Lent

The Season of Lent brings to mind the historical practice of fasting, of “giving up” something in order to “take up” something else.

Article | October 30, 2014

O Lord, My Strength: Psalm 18

A teaching video on singing Punjabi Zabor 18

Video | October 28, 2014

Karen Campbell, Jerry Pillay and Eric Sarwar on Global Prayer

Praying for the worldwide church was a priority at the 2014 Calvin Symposium on Worship in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Leaders from many nations described how to pray for their churches and fellow citizens. Three of them, all Presbyterian pastors, also gave brief interviews.

Conversation | April 28, 2014

Prayers of the People: A Spirit-Shaped Agenda for the Next Decade of Worship Ministry

A plenary session on the prayers of the people

Video | February 21, 2014

Learning from and Praying for the Worldwide Church

How can a congregation in one part of the world best pray for our neighbors around the world? Listen and learn, with resources from and for different parts of the Church, including stories from natives of different countries and cultures.

Audio | Video | February 17, 2014

Punjabi Zubor Festival

Punjabi Zubor is an annual Psalm Festival in Karachi, Pakistan.

Video | July 02, 2012

Most deeply loved Psalms for Christians in Pakistan

Eric Sarwar shares specific Psalms that bring comfort, hope, and encouragement to Pakistani Christian.

Video | June 18, 2012

Worship, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation

Forgiveness and reconciliation lie at the heart of the gospel of Jesus. For Jesus, who is our peace, puts to death hostility and enmity. Still, profound hostility is still the defining feature of life for billions of people—the hostility of gunfire and persecution, the hostility of racism and fear, the hostility of family dysfunction and church disunity.

Video | June 17, 2010

Singing the Psalms Against a Backdrop of Persecution: A View from Pakistan

Find out how the psalms bring hope to suffering Christians in Pakistan and how the psalms can challenge theologians, poets, and musicians around the world to strengthen faith, ministry, and worship.

Audio | March 23, 2010