Psalms for All Seasons ‎#45B

45B. Psalm 45 (A Responsorial Setting)

Refrain:
The throne of God is righteousness
and shall endure forever.

Text Information

• First Line: The throne of God is righteousness
• Title: Psalm 45 (A Responsorial Setting)
• Publication Date: 2012
• Scripture:
  Psalm 45
• Topic: Church Year: Ascension of the Lord; Church Year: Passion/Palm Sunday; Evil; God as: King; God's: Sovereignty; God's: Glory; God's: Love; God's: People (flock, sheep); Jesus Christ: Mind of; People of God / Church: Family of God; Royal Psalms; Year A, B, C, Annunciation of the Lord, March 25; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, July 3-9; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, August 28-September 3; The Annunciation
• Source: Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Psalm text)
• Copyright: Psalm text © 2006 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, admin. Augsburg Fortress Publishers
• Notes: Responsorial refrain to reading of Psalm 45. Tone included for chanting. When using this psalm in the context of the Annunciation (see Luke 1:26-38), or when celebrating the everlasting reign of God and the lordship of Christ, use the first refrain. When the psalm is used as a love poem or interpreted allegorically as marriage imagery between Christ and the Church, use the alternate refrain.

Tune Information

• Name: EIN FESTE BURG (fragment)
• Composer: Martin Luther (1529)
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Tone © 2011 Faith Alive Christian Resources