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86B. Psalm 86 (A Responsorial Setting)

Text Information
First Line: Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble
Title: Psalm 86 (A Responsorial Setting)
Publication Date: 2012
Scripture:
Topic: Affliction; Church Year: Lent; Elements of Worship: Assurance of Pardon (26 more...)
Source: Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Psalm text)
Copyright: Refrain © 1969, 1981, 1997 International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation; Psalm text © 2006 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, admin. Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Notes: Responsorial refrain to reading of Psalm 86. Tone included for chanting.
Tune Information
Name: [Be with me Lord, when I am in trouble]
Composer: Val Parker
Key: g minor
Copyright: Refrain © 2005 Val Parker, admin. OCP Publications; Tone © 2011 Faith Alive Christian Resouces
Notes: The piano accompaniment for this refrain is challenging. To simplify, one may play only the root of the chords in the left hand. This setting by Val Parker comes from a larger composition titled “Psalm 91: Be with Me, Lord.” The full composition can be found in Psalms from the Soul, Vol. 2 (Oregon Catholic Press).



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