Published on
May 1, 2026
Video length
90 mins

This workshop explores the deep connection between the psalms and the breadth of human emotion through musical settings by Black composers. Interwoven with reflections on the history and function of the Psalter, this program reveals how these timeless texts continue to speak to the spiritual, emotional, and cultural experiences of our shared humanity. 

This lecture was originally recorded at Psalms 150: A Conference Experience. 

"Seek Ye First" 
Words and Music: Matthew 6:31-33 and Psalm 23:6, KJV, alt.; Marques L. A. Garrett © 2012, 2014 GIA Publications, Inc. 
All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net A-703303. 

"Great Is the Lord" 
Words and Music: Rosephanye Powell © Gentry Publications 
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"Psalm 57" 
Words and Music: Florence Price © Jacksonian Press 1972, under exclusive license to Oxford University Press 
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The Sisty-Seventh Psalm 
Words and Music: Psalm 67, KJV, alt.; Carl W. Haywood © 2008 GIA Publications, Inc. 
All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net A-703303.

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