Psalm 89: For Ever I Will Sing

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Versifier: Ladies of the Grail

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Versifier: Marty Haugen

Marty Haugen (b. 1950), is a prolific liturgical composer with many songs included in hymnals across the liturgical spectrum of North American hymnals and beyond, with many songs translated into different languages. He was raised in the American Lutheran Church, received a BA in psychology from Luther College, yet found his first position as a church musician in a Roman Catholic parish at a time when the Roman Catholic Church was undergoing profound liturgical and musical changes after Vatican II. Finding a vocation in that parish to provide accessible songs for worship, he continued to compose and to study, receiving an MA in pastoral studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul Minnesota. A number of liturgical settings were prepar… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: "With my chosen one I have made a covenant"
Title: Psalm 89: For Ever I Will Sing
Versifier: Marty Haugen
Versifier: Ladies of the Grail
Refrain First Line: Forever I will sing the goodness
Copyright: © 1963, 1993, The Grail, GIA Publications, Inc. agent; Alt. verses © 1988, 1994, GIA Publications, Inc.; Refrain trans. © 1969, ICEL

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Gather (3rd ed.) #64

Gather Comprehensive #82

Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition #49

RitualSong (2nd ed.) #72

RitualSong #118

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