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Songs for Saints
by Joe Stout
Music by Joe Stout for the saints at Christ Covenant Church and those throughout all of Christ's Kingdom. www.songsforsaints.com
Episodes
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Psalm 110 - The LORD Said to My Lord
Psalm 110 is an appropriate psalm for us as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday. The nations belong to Christ and as His rightful inheritance, all those nations and their rulers that wish to continue in His grace would be wise to recognize and submit to His reign. Martin Luther said of this...
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Psalm 150 - Hallelujah, Praise our Maker
Hallelujah, Praise our Maker Praise God in His Holy Place Praise Him in His mighty heavens Praise Him for His mighty deeds. Praise God in His sanctuary Praise Him in the firmament Praise Him for His mighty power Praise Him for His excellence Praise Him with the sound of trumpet Praise Him with…
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Psalm 144 - All Praise Be to the LORD My Rock
At Christ Covenant Church, our 50 year goal is to train our body of believers to sing all 150 Psalms. In the month of February, we learned Psalm 144 which is, as most Psalms are, relevant to the battle at hand today. This metrical psalm was written by Julie and Timothy Tennent of Seedbed and the...
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Heavenly Hosts in Ceaseless Worship (4-part)
Music: Henry Smart, 1867Text: Timothy Dudley-Smith, 1972 ©Artwork: “Vision Of The Lamb And The Four Living Creatures” All Parts Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Sheet Music This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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Psalm 120 - For Charlie Kirk
I was deeply distraught by the assassination of Charlie Kirk yesterday. I, like many, felt a deep rage seeing one of our own taken down by demonic forces for simply speaking with people. Yesterday, many of us learned to truly hate what is evil. The Psalter has answers for clinging to what is good...
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In Anger LORD, Rebuke Me Not (Psalm 6)
The text 1 O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure. 2 Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am weak; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled. 3 My soul also is greatly troubled; But You, O LORD—how long? 4 Return, O LORD, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your…
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Behold! The Mountain of the LORD
The Text Isaiah 2:2-5 2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to…
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Beloved, Let Us Love One Another
In John 13, Jesus tells his disciples “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” Later, the Apostle John would remember this clearly when he...
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The Eagle (Job 12:7-10)
First published in 1851, The Eagle is a favorite here in the Stout house. Alfred Tennyson wrote this poem during what has been called the “Romanticism” period of English literature which was a reaction against the “Enlightenment.” The enlightenment saw human reason as supreme while the romantics...
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Sanctus - Holy, Holy, Holy
Sanctus (Latin for “holy”) is a new song that the saints at Christ Covenant Church are going to be adding to their liturgy each week. This setting was arranged by James B. Jordan and can be found in the Cantus Christi 2020. Download this recording here....
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All Hail the Power of Jesus Name
All Four Parts Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Music can be found in the YouTube link or by purchasing the Cantus Christi 2020 from Canon Press. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.songsforsaints.com
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Unless the LORD Builds the House (Psalm 127)
Here is another “one-take” Psalm recording that we made from Psalm 127. While we had a few less of our own kids in this video we were blessed to have a cousin join us! Connor O’Dell joined the ranks of Stout kids to declare that children are indeed a “heritage from the LORD.” The Text Psalm 127...
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LORD Who May Abide in Your Tabernacle? (Psalm 15)
Following worship yesterday, the saints at Christ Covenant Church gathered for a Psalm Sing during which we learned this through composed version of Psalm 15. Then, last night, the Stout kids and I sat down to record a “one-take” version of the song we had a learned together. Josephine, who is 6...
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Wexford Carol - Good People All
The Wexford Carol is one of the oldest carols still being sung today dating from as far back as 1100 AD. It is at its core a Nativity carol and ends with the following last stanza which reads “Come, let us then our tributes payTo our good God, as well we may,For all His grace and mercy…
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Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen. All Parts Soprano Alto Tenor Bass This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...
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Jehovah to My Lord Has Said (Psalm 110)
The LORD said to my Lord,“Sit at My right hand,Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” Psalm 110:1 The text Jehovah to my Lord has said, "Sit Thou at My right hand Until I make Thy foes a stool Whereon Thy feet may stand." Jehovah shall from Zion send The scepter of Thy power. In battle with...
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See the Conqueror Mounts in Triumph
Today’s Songs for Saints (SFS) selection is monster length, 10 verse, 9 minute hymn written by 18th century poet and Anglican priest Christopher Wordsworth. This is a song traditionally sung on Ascension Day which is 40 days following the resurrection of Christ. While the song of course can and...
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I Was Glad When They Said to Me (Psalm 122)
For the sake of my brethren and companions,I will now say, “Peace be within you.”Because of the house of the LORD our GodI will seek your good. Psalm 122:8-9 The text 1 I was glad when they said to me,“Let us go into the house of the LORD.” 2 Our feet have been standingWithin your gates, O...
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From Heaven, O Praise the LORD! (Psalm 148)
Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: Fire, and hail; snow, and vapor;stormy wind fulfilling his word: Psalm 148:7-8 The text From heav'n O praise the LORD; Ye heights, His glory raise. All angels, praise accord; Let all His host give praise. Praise Him on high, Sun, moon…
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Come Down, O Love Divine
This week’s Songs for Saints (SFS) production explores a nearly 600 year old hymn written by the medieval poet Bianco da Siena about arguably the most important day in human history; the day of Pentecost. On Pentecost we celebrate an unraveling of the curse of Babel, tongue’s in Christ are now...
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All Peoples, Clap Your Hands for Joy (Psalm 47)
The Lyrics All peoples, clap your hands for joy; To God in triumph shout; For awesome is the LORD Most High, Great King the earth throughout. He brings the peoples under us In mastery complete; And He it is Who nations all Subdues beneath our feet. The land of our inheritance He chooses out for…
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Oh, Sing a New Song to the LORD (Psalm 98)
This upbeat fuguing tune based on Psalm 98 is a barn-burner! It takes some work to learn the parts but it is well worth it. Every verse is on-point but for some reason verse 6 gets me every single time: “Let seas in all their vastness roar, The world, its living horde. Let rivers clap, let...
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Job
Note: The post is intended to aid the students of the Christ the King Academy youth choir. We are currently preparing the following 4 songs. 1. Job This delightful song comes from The Oxford Book of Carols. Full Song 2. Psalm 20 - May the LORD Answer You This is the “through composed” version of...
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I Know That My Redeemer Lives
These week’s SFS selection is appropriate during Eastertide and was written in 1775 by Samuel Medley. It gather’s the title (and oft repeated phrase) from Job 19:25-27 which says: 25For I know that my Redeemer lives,And He shall stand at last on the earth;26 And after my skin is destroyed, this I...
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Praise the LORD, All You Gentiles (Psalm 117)
In Genesis chapter 12, God made a special covenant with Abraham in which He promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring. The role of God’s people has always been to be ministers (servants) of God unto the heathen nations so that in the latter days all nations will flow...
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Psalm 8 - LORD, Our Lord, In All the Earth
Martin Luther said “Psalm 8 is a prophecy of Christ - His sufferings, resurrection, and kingly rule over all creatures. This kingdom shall be established by the voice of children, this is, it will be established by Word and faith alone, not by sword or armor.” For this SFS selection we are using...
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Justice Will Come Back (Psalm 94)
Note: Several years ago I started and completed a year-long project called The Anno Domini Podcast where I explored the various days, weeks, and seasons in the Church Calendar. Since we are in the midst of Lent right now this weeks SFS will be devoted to a Lenten songs. For Christians today…
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Blest Is the Man Who Does Not Walk (Psalm 1)
John Calvin wrote of Psalm 1 “He who collected the Psalms into one volume, whether Ezra or some other person, appears to have placed this Psalm at the beginning, by way of preface, in which he inculcates upon all the godly the duty of meditating upon the law of God. The sum and substance of the...
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All, Like Mount Zion, Unmoved Shall Endure (Psalm 125)
Martin Luther referred to the the Psalms as “a little Bible…” and went on to explain that “…in it all things that are contained in the whole Bible are given to us in the most wonderfully brief and sweet manner, and condensed into a most beautiful manual.” Psalm 125 is a short but majestic work...
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The Lord's Prayer - (Otche Nash)
This week’s Songs for Saints (SFS) selection is a setting of The Lord’s Prayer by Russian liturgical composer Nikolay Kedrov Sr. His famous setting of The Lord’s Prayer, sung in Russian, begins with Otche Nash (Our Father) and has been known by that name ever since. In 2011, James Jordan and…
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Christ the King
In September of 2022, Christ the King Academy launched as the first ever Classical Christian School in Lewis County, WA. This week’s Songs for Saints (SFS) production is a new recording of the school’s official “fight song.” Such a song was inspired by the music written over 100 years ago by...
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O Give to Jehovah (Psalm 29)
Our first selection for the Songs for Saints (SFS) production is a metrical setting of the 29th Psalm. This passage vividly portrays God in all His glory and splendor. John Calvin said of David writing this passage“…(He) intended to humble the princes of this world, who, being intoxicated with...
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