Sundays at All Hallows (Sunday, December 22, 2024)
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. An ancient tradition from the earliest days of Christian Morning Prayer is the singing of one or more Laudate Psalms, Psalms of Praise, at the conclusion of the psalmody. These hymns of praise gave Morning Prayer its older name of Lauds. This Sunday’s Laudate Psalm is a metrical paraphrase of the Great Doxology, Psalm 150, “Blessed Be the Lord Our God,” written by the Scottish hymn writer, James Quinn. The tune is FESTAL SONG (“Rise Up, O Me of God, The Hymnal 1982 #551; The United Methodist Hymnal #576), composed by William H. Walter. The melody of the tune, played on the piano, is recorded on the audio file. The entire melody is played as the introduction. There are no vocals on the audio file. Read the words of the hymn before attempting to sing it to familiarize yourself with them. If you are not familiar with the tune, hum along with the introduction. If you have not yet grasped the tune, you may also want to hum along with the first verse ...
