Updated on
June 17, 2024
Video length
46 mins
As we seek a world of love and mercy, justice and peace, it's essential that we find resources of resilience to help us through the challenges we face. The psalms offer a timeless source of healing and hope. They remind us that God listens to our honest prayers, and they reconnect us with what brings us delight, solace, and joy. In this service of psalms set to soulful Celtic melodies, we will allow a healing space for expressing difficult emotions while also tapping into the hopeful future God envisions for all people. This service will be led by Kiran Young Wimberly, The McGraths, Mary Beth Mardis-LeCroy, and Brian Hehn.

Order of Worship

Introit: “Sing to the Lord” (Psalms 98, 99, 100)
Words: Psalms 98, 99, and 100; adapt. Kiran Young Wimberly © KWY Songs, Music Services
Music: Willie Taylor; Irish traditional, 19th c.; arr. Kiran Young Wimberly and The McGraths © KWY Songs, Music Services
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Call to Worship: “Their Delight” (Psalm 1)
Words: Psalm 1; adapt. Kiran Young Wimberly © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music: Bánchnoic Éireann Ó; 18th c. Irish traditional; arr. Kiran Young Wimberly, The McGraths, and Dónal O’Conner © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
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Call to Confession  

Prayer of Confession: “From Dust We Came” (Psalm 90)
Words: Psalm 90; adapt. Kiran Young Wimberly © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music: Casadh an t’Súgáin; 18th c. Irish traditional; arr. Kiran Young Wimberly, The McGraths, and Dónal O’Conner © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
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Assurance of Pardon 

Prayer of Lament: “Save Me O God” (Psalm 69)
Words: Psalm 13; adapt. Kiran Young Wimberly © 2022 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music: Lament of the Three Marys / Coaineadh na dTrí Muire; Medieval Irish traditional; arr. Kiran Young Wimberly, The McGraths, and Dónal O’Conner © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
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Prayer of Lament: “How Long” (Psalm 13)
Words: Psalm 69; adapt. Kiran Young Wimberly © 2022 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music: The Streets of Derry; 19th c. Irish traditional; arr. Kiran Young Wimberly, The McGraths, and Dónal O’Conner © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
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Prayer of Lament: “Wings of a Dove” (Psalm 55)
Words: Psalm 55; adapt. Kiran Young Wimberly © 2022 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music: Ned of the Hill / Eamon an Chnoic; 16th c. Irish traditional; arr. Kiran Young Wimberly, The McGraths, and Dónal O’Conner © 2022 GIA Publications, Inc.
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Prayer of Intercession with “Love and Mercy” (Psalm 85)
Words: Psalm 85; adapt. Kiran Young Wimberly © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music: Lovely Molly; 18th c. Scottish traditional; arr. Kiran Young Wimberly, The McGraths, and Dónal O’Conner © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
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Passing of the Peace with “Peace Be With Jerusalem” (Psalm 122)
Words: Psalm 122; adapt. Kiran Young Wimberly © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music: A Fig for a Kiss; 19th c. Irish traditional; arr. Kiran Young Wimberly, The McGraths, and Dónal O’Conner © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
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Prayer of Praise: “May We Rise” (Psalm 148, 149, 150)
Words: Psalms 148, 149, and 150; adapt. Kiran Young Wimberly © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music: Happy Are We All Together; 19th c. Irish traditional; arr. Kiran Young Wimberly, The McGraths, and Dónal O’Conner © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
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Benediction

Postlude: “Hallelujah” (Psalm 146)
Words: Psalm 146; adapt. Kiran Young Wimberly © 2022 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music: Here’s a Health; 18th c. Irish traditional; arr. Kiran Young Wimberly, The McGraths, and Dónal O’Conner © 2022 GIA Publications, Inc.
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