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Performed in Heaven is a compact disc of metrical psalms recorded at the Psalmody Recitals, held each winter since 1971 (except 1977) at St Vincent Street Free Church in Glasgow, where sizeable congregations gathered from a variety of churches and denominations. The psalms on the compact disc are all sung by the entire congregation and, as such, reflect the unaffectedness of congregational praise. The recordings are an authentic reflection of the type of singing that has been heard in the Reformed churches of Scotland since the Reformation. In order to produce this unique compilation of congregational psalm-singing, it was necessary to re-master recordings made with the technology of an earlier era. Thus, the recordings themselves span a period of twenty-five years, with the majority being from the seventies or eighties.

Performed in Heaven: Congregational Psalm Singing from Scotland

Psalm 106:1-5 Warwick

Psalm 27 v 4-7 - Wetherby

Psalm 45 v 13-17 - Gairloch

Psalm 21 v 1-6 - Torwood

Psalm 116 v 13-19 (Artaxerxes)

Psalm 86 v 13-17 - Evan

A few recordings from a lovely congregation praise night.

Psalm 116 - Cunningham

Psalm 89 v 1-6 (Argyle)

Psalm 133 (Dingwall)

Psalm 95 
Scottish psalter 
Tune- Gainsborough 
Verses- 1-5

Sung 2025 at one of the regular gatherings. Precented by David McKay

Psalm 95 (Gainsborough) V1-5

Fraught with error, but a worthwhile endeavour.


Ps 73 v 23-28 Wetherby

Text from the Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650. 
Sung by Free Church of Scotland Choir  (recording reproduced with permission)

 23  Nevertheless continually,
         O Lord, I am with thee:
      Thou dost me hold by my right hand,
         and still upholdest me.

  24  Thou, with thy counsel, while I live,
         wilt me conduct and guide;
      And to thy glory afterward
         receive me to abide.

  25  Whom have I in the heavens high
         but thee, O Lord, alone?
      And in the earth whom I desire
         besides thee there is none.

  26  My flesh and heart doth faint and fail,
         but God doth fail me never:
      For of my heart God is the strength
         and portion for ever.

  27  For, lo, they that are far from thee
         for ever perish shall;
      Them that a whoring from thee go
         thou hast destroyed all.

  28  But surely it is good for me
         that I draw near to God:
      In God I trust, that all thy works
         I may declare abroad.

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Psalm 73 v23-28 (Tune: Wiltshire)

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Psalm 49 from the Scottish Psalter of 1650.

6  Whoe'er they be that in their wealth
         their confidence do pitch,
      And boast themselves, because they are
         become exceeding rich:

   7  Yet none of these his brother can
         redeem by any way;
      Nor can he unto God for him
         sufficient ransom pay,

   8  (Their soul's redemption precious is,
         and it can never be,)
   9  That still he should for ever live,
         and not corruption see.

Psalm 49 (Tune:  Ericstane)

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Text from the Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650.
Used with permission of the Northern Presbytery Choir of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland.

3 Set thou thy trust upon the Lord,
and be thou doing good;
And so thou in the land shalt dwell,
and verily have food.

4 Delight thyself in God; he'll give
thine heart's desire to thee.
5 Thy way to God commit, him trust,
it bring to pass shall he.
 
6 And, like unto the light, he shall
thy righteousness display;
And he thy judgment shall bring forth
like noon-tide of the day.

7 Rest in the Lord, and patiently
wait for him: do not fret
For him who, prosp'ring in his way,
success in sin doth get.

Psalm 37 (Tune: Azmon / Denfield)

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3 LORD, in your presence who can stand,
if you our sins record?
4 But yet forgiveness is with you,
that we may fear you, LORD.

5 I wait—my soul waits—for the LORD;
my hope is in his word.
6 More than the watchman waits for dawn
my soul waits for the Lord.

7 O Isr’el, put your hope in God,
for mercy is with him
8 And full redemption. From their sins
his people he’ll redeem.

Psalm 130 Sung acapella from Sing Psalms (2003) copyright Free Church of Scotland. Recorded at Dowanvale Free Church. Meter: CM

Psalm 45 v 13-17 - Gairloch

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