Psalms for the Spirit

This Psalm praises the God of creation and is based on an old version of the air ‘Thugamar Féin an Samhradh Linn,’ rediscovered by singer Pádraigin Ní Uallacháin, which marks the arrival of summer. It moves through various aspects of the natural world, considering how God is behind it all, and as the Psalm concludes, we are led into thankfulness for all of life’s “good things,” for life and breath, for which we might sing our undying praise.
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This Psalm is sung to the air ‘I Wish My Love was a Red, Red Rose,’ and praises God’s compassion and mercy. A song that is sweet and simple in some ways also explores the theme of forgiveness (“far as the east is from the west, so far God removes our sins”) and the finitude of our lives (“though all our days are like the grass that flourishes, then blows”), it remains grounded in the steadfast love of God that will remain far beyond our earthly existence.
Continue your reflections with the accompanying journal, which includes further questions for reflection and some invitations to prayer and practice.
Paid subscribers receive a free journal PDF, or you can purchase a paperback version
Visit the Celtic Psalms website for scores/books, mp3s, CDs, and videos for Bless the Lord, O My Soul
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This Psalm tells the story of one who is ill in mid-life and of the particular struggles of that experience. It is joined here with Irish words of the original song ‘Taim cortha o bheith im’Aonar mo lui,’ and the refrain “I am weary from being alone.” Both the Psalm and the Irish song contend with grief, loneliness, and the depth of life’s sorrows, yet they take some consolation from simply being able to express that experience in the context of prayer to a God whose “years are forever.”
Continue your reflections with the accompanying journal, which includes further questions for reflection and some invitations to prayer and practice.
Paid subscribers receive a free journal PDF, or you can purchase a paperback version
Visit the Celtic Psalms website for scores/books, mp3s, CDs, and videos for I am Weary
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‘Willy Taylor’ is the inspiration for this song of praise to a steadfast God. The Psalm tells the story of the Exodus, of the Hebrew people’s liberation from slavery, and of the joyful thanksgiving through which we can sing a new song, with the accompaniment of musical instruments and along with the rest of creation.
Continue your reflections with the accompanying journal, which includes further questions for reflection and some invitations to prayer and practice.
Paid subscribers receive a free journal PDF, or you can purchase a paperback version
Visit the Celtic Psalms website for scores/books, mp3s, CDs, and videos for Sing to the Lord
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A prayer of protection for a loved one, this Psalm makes the hopeful claim that God will provide ultimate redemption from the evils that threaten us. Set to the Irish tune ‘Dearthairin Ó Mo Chroí,’ it is a fervent prayer for safety, despite the perils of this world, and it expresses a faith that in the end, God will protect us in a way that this life cannot.
Continue your reflections with the accompanying journal, which includes further questions for reflection and some invitations to prayer and practice.
Paid subscribers receive a free journal PDF, or you can purchase a paperback version
Visit the Celtic Psalms website for scores/books, mp3s, CDs, and videos for All Who Dwell in the Shelter
Find out more about the Habits for the Spirit course: an 8-week online course exploring habits and daily spiritual practices to promote wellbeing in body, mind, and spirit
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