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Closing Psalm Festival Worship led by Amanda Benkhuysen, Bellwether Arts, Celtic Psalms, Anneke Kaai, Darlene Wildman, and Terry Wildman.
Call to Worship and Opening Prayer
Song: Psalm 133 “See How Good It Is”
Led by Bellwether Arts
Text and Music: Psalm 133; Sandra McCracken and Wendell Kimbrough © 2019 Integrity Music, Paper News Publishing, Wendell Kimbrough
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
God’s Greeting
Psalm prayer in response to Psalm 133
Artist’s Reflection
Led by Anneke Kaai
Reading: Psalm 1 from First Nations Version
Led by Terry Wildman and Darlene Wildman
Song: Psalm 119:1-8 “Blessed Are All (Only in Jesus)”
Led by Bellwether Arts
Text and Music: Psalm 119:1-8; Zac Hicks © 2019 Unbudding Fig Music
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
Song: Psalm 119:145-152 “I Call Your Name”
Led by Bellwether Arts
Text and Music: Psalm 119:145-152; Mac Meador © 2019 Cardiphonia Music
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
Psalm prayer in response to Psalm 119
Artist’s Reflection
Led by Anneke Kaai
Reading: Psalm 31:1-5 from The First Nations Versions
Led by Terry Wildman and Darlene Wildman
Song: Psalm 23 “Grandfather”
Led by Darlene and Terry Wildman
Text and Music: Psalm 23, First Nations Version; Terry Wildman and Brian Doerksen © 2025 Terry M. Wildman and Brian Doerksen
Used by permission.
Song: Psalm 139 “Beautiful Mystery”
Led by Darlene and Terry Wildman
Text and Music: Psalm 23, First Nations Version; Terry Wildman, Darlene Wildman, and Brian Doerksen © 2025 Terry M. Wildman and Brian Doerksen
Used by permission.
Psalm prayer in response to Psalm 143
Artist’s Reflection
Led by Anneke Kaai
Reading: Psalm 130 from The First Nations Version
Led by Terry Wildman and Darlene Wildman
Silent Prayer
Prayer of Lament
Song: Psalm 58, 59, and 60 “O When Will We See Justice Done?”
Led by CICW Staff
Text: Carol Bechtel © 2011 Carol Bechtel, admin. Faith Alive Christian Resources
Music (KINGSFOLD): English; adapt. Ralph Vaughn Williams (1872-1958), 1906, P.D.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net A-703303.
Psalm prayer in response to Psalm 102
Artist’s Reflection
Led by Anneke Kaai
Reading: Psalm 103:8-18 from The First Nations Version
Led by Terry Wildman and Darlene Wildman
Song: Psalm 1 “Their Delight”
Led by Celtic Psalms
Text: Psalm 1; adapt. Kiran Young Wimberly © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music (BÁNCHNOIC ÉIREANN Ó): Irish traditional, 18th century; arr. Kiran Young Wimberly and The McGraths © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net A-703303.
Song: Psalm 116 “I Love the Lord”
Led by Celtic Psalms
Text: Psalm 116; adapt. Kiran Young Wimberly © 2022 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music (THE GALWAY SHAWL): Irish traditional, 19th century; arr. Kiran Young Wimberly, The McGraths, and Dónal O'Conner © 2022 GIA Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net A-703303.
Psalm prayer in response to Psalm 8
Artist’s Reflection
Led by Anneke Kaai
Reading: Psalm 150 from The First Nations Version
Led by Terry Wildman and Darlene Wildman
*Song: Psalm 148, 149, 150: “May We Rise”
Led by Celtic Psalms
Text: Psalms 148, 149, 150; adapt. Kiran Young Wimberly © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music (HAPPY ARE WE ALL TOGETHER): Scottish traditional, 19th century; arr. Kiran Young Wimberly, The McGraths, and Dónal O'Conner © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net A-703303.
*Song: Psalm 150 “Let Everything with Breath”
Led by Bellwether Arts
Text and Music: Psalm 150; Hope College Worship © 2015 Cardiphonia Music
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
Psalm prayer in response to Psalm 150
*Parting Blessing
Song: Psalm 150: “Sing Praise to the Lord, You People of Grace”
Led by CICW Staff and other service participants
Text: Psalm 150; Martin Leckebusch © 2006 Kevin Mayhew Ltd.
Music (CHU LEUNG): Lim Swee Hong, Singapore © 2010 Swee Hong Lim, admin. The General Board of Global Ministries t/a GBGMusik
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
Song: “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”
Led by CICW Staff and other service participants
Text: Thomas Ken, 1709, P.D.; Portugese adapt. Sarah Poulton Kalley, 1861, © Imprensa Metodista; Korean The United Methodist Hymnal Committee © 2001 The United Methodist Publishing House, admin. The Copyright Company; Cherokee tr. traditional; Mohawk tr. traditional; Dutch Ambrose (340-397), tr. J. W. Nordholt, P.D.; German Martin Luther, 1543 P.D.
Music (GENEVAN 134/OLD HUNDREDTH): Louis Bourgeois, 1551, P.D.
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
“Deconstruction” is a popular term among young people who grew up in the Christian church. In this public lecture, Robert Chao Romero will consider the challenge of widespread deconstruction while offering a hopeful path forward. Expanding on Phyllis Tickle’s analogy of the church having a rummage sale of ideas every few centuries, Romero invites us to consider the contributions of Latina/o theology and the history of the Brown Church as valuable resources for reconstruction on the other side of deconstruction.
Carmen Imes has spent the past fifteen years immersed in the book of Exodus, writing about it for both her master’s thesis and her doctoral dissertation. In this lecture, Imes will share some of the most paradigm-shifting insights she’s had while reading Exodus through an Egyptian lens.
Martin Luther frequently called Psalm 118 as his “own beloved psalm,” describing it as a “friend who helped [him] out of many troubles.” This session provides a history of the interpretation of this beloved psalm by looking at the readings of Ambrose, Augustine, Theodoret of Cyrus, Cassiodorus, Luther, and Calvin.
“Deconstruction” is a popular term among young people who grew up in the Christian church. In this public lecture, Robert Chao Romero will consider the challenge of widespread deconstruction while offering a hopeful path forward. Expanding on Phyllis Tickle’s analogy of the church having a rummage sale of ideas every few centuries, Romero invites us to consider the contributions of Latina/o theology and the history of the Brown Church as valuable resources for reconstruction on the other side of deconstruction.
Carmen Imes has spent the past fifteen years immersed in the book of Exodus, writing about it for both her master’s thesis and her doctoral dissertation. In this lecture, Imes will share some of the most paradigm-shifting insights she’s had while reading Exodus through an Egyptian lens.
Martin Luther frequently called Psalm 118 as his “own beloved psalm,” describing it as a “friend who helped [him] out of many troubles.” This session provides a history of the interpretation of this beloved psalm by looking at the readings of Ambrose, Augustine, Theodoret of Cyrus, Cassiodorus, Luther, and Calvin.
Modern song writers are continually setting the psalms to new music for band-led worship contexts. Join Paul Ryan, Nate Glasper, and the Calvin University Worship Apprentices to sing contemporary psalm settings sung in public worship at Calvin.
