Ash Wednesday (A/B/C) – Psalm 51(50) – In Joyful Praise – Responsorial Psalms for the Church Year – “Be merciful, O Lord”

Description

A responsorial psalm [Psalm 51(50):3-6a, 12-14, 17. R. v. 3] written in anglican chant style for cantor or SATB choir with an engaging antiphonal response for the congregation; complete with organ/keyboard accompaniment. Approved for liturgical use by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. The response uses the approved ICEL text and the Psalm Text is the new text from The Abbey Psalms and Canticles, prepared by the monks of Conception Abbey as approved by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. The whole text fits on one page and includes logical pointing to assist the cantor or choir.

While you listen to a virtual recording excerpt here…

…you can read the score by clicking on this thumbnail: