Sing! Psalms: Ancient + Modern is a collection of old and modern hymns inspired by the Psalms and recorded live at the Sing! 2018 Conference in Nashville with Keith & Kristyn Getty, their band and special guests including renowned Christian artistes Matt Redman, Stuart Townend, Matt Papa, Matt Boswell and Shane & Shane. The album features songs that are familiar favourites of our church [His Mercy is More, 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord), All Creatures of Our God and King, etc.] and other new songs that are influenced by the Gettys’ Northern Irish roots with a distinctive Celtic sound. You can always count on the Gettys and friends to produce songs with theologically rich lyrics and memorable melodies that resonate with your soul.
The lyrics to Magnificent, Marvelous, Matchless Love ponder on the timeless truth of Christ paying the penalty for our sins on the cross so that we can stand holy and blameless before God: “What grace, that You entered our brokenness; You came in the fullness of time / How far we had fallen from righteousness, but not from the mercies of Christ / Your cross is our door to redemption; Your death is our fullness of life / That day, how forgiveness flowed as a flood: magnificent, marvelous, matchless love”.
The song Lord from Sorrows Deep I Call, with lyrics inspired by Psalm 42, reminds us to place our hope and trust in God through the storms of our lives: “Should my life be torn from me / Every worldly pleasure / When all I possess is grief / God, be then my treasure / Be my vision in the night / Be my hope and refuge / Till my faith is turned to sight / Lord, my heart will praise You”.
The apostle Paul exhorts the early Christians: “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God” (Colossians 3:16). May the profound biblical truths intertwined with beautiful tunes in this collection help you to reorient your soul towards God and to delight in his glorious love. This new CD is available for loan at the Resource Library.
This CD review was written by Meihui, Jan 2020.
