O SING TO THE LORD A NEW SONG (Psalm 96), An Anthem for SATB Chorus & Piano, was commissioned in 2003 by Drs. Mary Ann and Gerald Taylor in honor of and in appreciation for the Rev. Edgar Douglas Christman's forty-nine years of distinguished service to the Wake Forest University community and is based on one of Chaplain Christman's favorite Psalms. The World Premiere of O SING TO THE LORD A NEW SONG (Psalm 96) was given by the Wake Forest University Concert Choir (Brian Gorelick, conductor).
A Program Note appears on the inside title page of the published score. The text is below.
This performance is the World Premiere of O SING TO THE LORD A NEW SONG (Psalm 96) by the Wake Forest University Concert Choir (Brian Gorelick, conductor; Joanne Inkman, piano) on 4 December 2003 in Brendle Recital Hall of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
O SING TO THE LORD A NEW SONG (Psalm 96) is published by Subito Music.
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Psalm 96 (Revised Standard Version)
O sing to the Lord a new song;
sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his glory among the nations,
His marvelous works among all the peoples!
For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
he is to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the peoples are idols;
but the Lord made the heavens.
Honor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts!
Worship the Lord in holy array;
tremble before him, all the earth!
Say among the nations, "The Lord reigns!
Yea, the world is established,
it shall never be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity."
Let the heavens be glad,
and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
let the field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy
before the Lord, for he comes,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with his truth.
