Published on
February 9, 2026
Video length
123 mins

Morning Worship led by staff of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, with Psalm Talks by Terry M. Wildman and Darlene Wildman, Karen Campbell, and Rawn Harbor, and artistic responses by Dea Jenkins and Joel Schoon-Tanis.

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

A psalm prayer in response to Psalm 63

Call to Worship from Psalm 63:1-4

Opening Song: “The Steadfast Love of the Lord”

Text: Lamentations 3:22-23

Music: Edith McNeill (b. 1920) © 1974, 1975 Celebration

Used by permission. CCLI #400063.

God’s Greeting

Psalm 62: “In God Alone” PFAS 62D

Text: Psalm 62:1; from Evangelical Lutheran Worship © 2006 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, admin. Augsburg Fortress Publishers

Music: Jacques Berthier (1923-1994) © 1998 Ateliers et Presses de Taizé, Taizé Community, France, GIA Publications, Inc., exclusive North American agent

All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net A-703303.

Psalm 62

Psalm 42

Psalm 42: “Como el ciervo / Like a Deer”

Text: Juan Salinas; tr. Mary Louise Bringle (b. 1953), 2011. Music (LLÉNAME): Juan Salinas © 1991 CanZion Producciones; arr. Obed Valencia Lozada © 2001 Obed Valencia Lozada. Used by permission. CCLI #400063.

Prayer

Psalm 16 (Cantonese new translation)

Text: Psalm 16; Yvette Lau © Yvette Lau

Used by permission.

Psalm reading: Psalm 16:7-11

Psalm prayer in response to Psalm 16:

Blessing for the Day

Psalm 100: “All People That on Earth Do Dwell”

Text: English William Kethe, 1561, alt., P.D.; French tr. Roger Chapal 1970, after Théodore de Bèze, 1562 © Fédération Musique et Chant de la Réforme, c/o Editions Olivétan; Chinese tr. Timothy Ting Fang Lew, rev. Ernest Yang © Chinese Christian Literature Council, Ltd.; Dutch tr. Willem Barnard, 1967, © Interkerkelijke Stichting voor het Kerklied, Leidschendam; German tr. after Cornelius Becker; Hungarian tr. Albert Szenczi Molnár, 1607; Indonesian tr. H. A. Pandopo © 1989 Yamuger, Indonesian Institute for Sacred Music; Japanese tr. from The 150 Genevan Psalm Songs in Japanese (The General Assembly of Reformed Church in Japan Publishing Committee, 2006); Korean tr. The United Methodist Korean Hymnal Committee © 2001 The United Methodist Publishing House, admin. The Copyright Company; Spanish tr. Federico J. Pagura, 1960, ©

Federico J. Pagura; Swahili tr. nyimbo Standard

Music (GENEVAN 134/OLD HUNDREDTH): Louis Bourgeois (ca. 1510-1561), 1551, P.D.

Used by permission. CCLI #400063. 

Plenary Psalm Talks

Welcome and Notes for the Day

“Story of the Book of Sacred Songs” by Terry M. Wildman and Darlene Wildman

Response from Dea Jenkins

“Peace comes dropping slow”: What Is the Sound of Reconciliation? Stories from Northern Ireland by Karen Campbell

Response from Dea Jenkins

“My Soul Speaks Out” by Rawn Harbor

Response from Dea Jenkins 

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