Songs for Saints

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 the tune AMSTERDAM written by James Nares and is set in the key of D. My three oldest daughters provide...

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 living in the Negative World , it may seem a new thing that wickedness could abound to such absurd levels. N...

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 whole is, that they are blessed who apply their hearts to the pursuit of heavenly wisdom; whereas the pr...

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 speaking to glorious and inevitable victory for those who trust in the LORD. It also promises the good ne...

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 Sarah Garner set this piece to the English version of The Lord’s Prayer as found in the King James Version...

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 Caradog Roberts, a Welshman and Christian, who wrote a song titled “Rachie” which is sung in Welsh and ofte...

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 pride, lift up their horns against God. This, accordingly, is the reason why he introduces God, with a t...