Psalm 8: O Lord, Our God, How Wonderful Your Name - Trinity Sunday - cycle C

Composed and performed by Richard Schletty www.schlettysound.com. This was my submission to the Sunday Psalm Project in 2016.

Guitar and voice version:

Piano and voice version:

Song lead sheet (PDF), piano + voice staff notation (PDF) and two audio file demos (MP3) are available for download at bottom of story. Much credit and thanks go to Paul F. Page and André van Haren for help with piano arrangement and engraving.

Be sure to check out the piano + voice version in the attachments below.

Refrain
Amaj7        D        Cmaj7          Bm7     Cmaj7   A   Cmaj7 A
 O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!
 
Verse 1
Cmaj7          D            Bm7                  Em
When I see the heavens, the work of your fingers,
    Cmaj7        Bm7               E
the moon and the stars which you arranged,
Cmaj7    D                   Em           
 what is man that you should keep him in mind,
    Am7    Bm7                   E    E7
the son of man that you care for him?  
 
Refrain
 
Verse 2
Cmaj7         D               Bm7            Em
 Yet you have made him little lower than the angels;
     Cmaj7     Bm7       E
with glory and honor you crowned him,
Cmaj7     D              Em           
 gave him power over the works of your hands:
Am7          Bm7              E    E7
 you put all things under his feet.  
 

Responsorial Psalm 8:4-9

How great is Your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth!

When I see the heavens, the work of Your hands,
the moon and the stars which You arranged,
what is man that You should keep him in mind,
mortal man that You care for him?

How great is Your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth!

Yet You have made him little less than a god;
with glory and honour You crowned him,
gave him power over the works of Your hand,
put all things under his feet.

How great is Your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth!

All of them, sheep and cattle,
yes, even the savage beasts,
birds of the air, and fish
that make their way through the waters.

How great is Your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth!

The English translation of Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

The music for the psalm is an original OLOR composition.

Sing Psalms to the Lord podcast can be found at all quality podcast providers.

Sing Psalms to the Lord YouTube channel can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCELS1iG5t0qjs20JFugwdeQ

Music by the Choir of Our Lady of the Rosary RC Church, Verdun, St. John, Barbados.

Music (c) 2022 Michelle A. Sambrano. All rights reserved.

1 ) O Holy Spirit of Love and truth
Give us today your will to know and do       
that we become  as one
Faithful daughters and  sons

2 ) O Holy  Spirit lead us more deeply

The Catholic Spirit, June 3, 2025
By Christina Capecchi

Excerpts from full article:

Music and faith have always been linked for Jill Anderson, a member of St. Joseph in West St. Paul who graduated from St. Agnes School and the University of St. Thomas, both in St. Paul. She has performed with touring choirs, big bands, jazz ensembles and even a country band over the years, but the constant has been singing in church. One of her greatest joys is making the kind of music that people can pray at Mass or in adoration of the Eucharist.

That music took on a deeper meaning when the singer married Steven C., an accomplished pianist and recording artist. While the two can be seen taking the stage together in concert, they also play at churches across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Now married one and a half years and living in Lake Elmo, life is busy for the musician who works in digital marketing by day and freelances in music on the side.

Jill and Steven will present a free concert of patriotic music, folk songs and hymns at 6:30 p.m. June 30, 2025, at St. Joseph Church in West St. Paul, Minnesota. Learn more about their upcoming performances at stevencmusic.com. 

Q) What do you love about singing?

A) I feel like I can express more of myself through music than I ever could in words. Especially if I’m singing something that holds significant meaning for me. The meaning could come from a place of nostalgia, because it’s something my grandpa used to sing, or it could come from a place of conviction, maybe because a lyric just grabs you. Through song, I can communicate much more than the text: the melody itself communicates something, the harmonies communicate something, and the manner in which you deliver these things all together really communicates something. Is it a quiet and tender expression of some element of our faith that you hold close? Or is it a big bombastic “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah” that makes you want to shout from the rooftops? 

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/2eDffbciK3w

Learn how to sing psalms in Spanish! Get your free download of guitar lead sheet and audio demo for Solemnidad de la Santísima Trinidad - Ciclo C - Salmo 8 - ¡Qué admirable, Señor, es tu poder! (Feast of the Most Holy Trinity, Cycle C, How wonderful, Lord, is your power)

1) Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let the holy anthem rise, 
And the choirs of heaven chant it
In the temple of the skies;
Let the mountains skip with gladness,

Please vote for your favorite songs about the Holy Spirit. Along with the title of the hymn, include the composer(s)' name and/or the source for the song, if you know this. You may vote for as many songs as you like. You can enter a write-in if you log in as a registered user. Refresh your browser page to enter additional write-in choices. Voting results appear below after you vote.

Also be sure to check out some excellent Catholic contemporary songs about the Holy Spirit on this page.

Choices

Breathe on Me, O Breath of God (Hatch, ST. COLUMBA)

Come Down, O Love Divine (Bianco da Siena, DOWN AMPNEY)

Sequence for Pentecost (Scagnelli, Mode I)

Veni Creator Spiritus (Maurus, Mode VIII)

Veni Sancte Spiritus (Taize, Berthier)

O Holy Spirit, by Whose Breath (VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS)

Spirit Blowing Through Creation (Haugen)

Psalm 104: Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Lisicky)

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest (Maurus, LAMBILLOTTE)

The Spirit of God (Lucien Deiss) (write-in)

Hello everyone,

I’d like to share with you a new musical interpretation of the Magnificat, Mary’s beautiful canticle of praise and trust in God.

Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae5CAvqriTY



This version is a simple and prayerful setting, meant to help listeners enter into the spirit of Mary’s words — her humility, her joy, and her deep faith.

I hope it might be a blessing to someone — whether in personal prayer, group devotion, or simply as a moment of peace.

Any thoughts or impressions are warmly welcome.

Peace in Christ,
Grace Lifing

 

Responsorial Psalm 103(104):1,24,29-31,34 for Pentecost

Send forth Your spirit, O Lord, and renew the face of the earth.

 

Bless the Lord, my soul!

Lord God, how great You are,

How many are Your works, O Lord!

The earth is full of Your riches.

 

Send forth Your spirit, O Lord, and renew the face of the earth.

 

YouTube video (Vigil Mass): https://youtu.be/DP_8dLVPK18
YouTube video (Day Mass): https://youtu.be/HAFu5B-BNDw

Learn how to sing psalms in Spanish! Get your free download of guitar lead sheet and audio demo for Domingo de Pentecostés - Misa del día - Salmo 103 - Envía, Señor, tu Espíritu, a renovar la tierra. Aleluya.

https://insong.org/product/domingo-de-pentecostes-misa-de-la-vigilia-salmo-103-envia-senor-tu-espiritu-a-renovar-la-tierra/

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Musica: Anthony Moran © 2019, Catholic Liturgy in Song, insong.org
Texto: Leccionarios I, II y III. © 1987, 2004, Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia Episcopal Mexicana.

Sequence for Pentecost. Voice and 6-string nylon string guitar performed by Richard Schletty. Text: Sequence for Pentecost, 13th Century; translated by Peter Scagnelli, © 1983. Tune: Mode I; accompaniment by Adrian Engels, © Interkerkelijke Stichting voor het Kerklied.

There are two days on the church calendar (Easter and Pentecost) when the liturgy calls for a "sequence," a special hymn that may be sung or recited before the gospel. The sequence for Pentecost dates from the 12th century. This setting's text is an English translation by Peter Scagnelli. It is #981 in GIA's RitualSong hymnbook and #470 in GIA's Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition.

The song art is the center portion of a massive 50-foot-wide mural I painted for Holy Spirit Parish a few years ago. Details here: Grasped by the Holy Spirit mural

Holy Spirit, Lord Divine,
Come, from heights of heav’n and shine.
Come with blessed radiance bright!

Come, O Father of the poor,
Come, whose treasured gifts endure.
Come, our heart’s unfailing light!

Of consolers, wisest, best,
And our souls’ most welcome guest,
Sweet refreshment, sweet repose.

In our labor rest most sweet,
Pleasant coolness in the heat,
Consolation in our woes.

Light most blessed, shine with grace
In our heart’s most secret place,
Fill your faithful through and through!

Left without your presence here,
Life itself would disappear,
Nothing thrives apart from you!

Cleanse our soiled hearts of sin,
Arid souls refresh within,
Wounded lives to health restore!

Bend the stubborn heart and will,
Melt the frozen, warm the chill,
Guide the wayward home once more!

On the faithful who are true
And profess their faith in you,
In your sev’n-fold gift descend!

Give us virtue’s sure reward,
Give us your salvation, Lord,
Give us joys that never end!

Originally published May 11, 2017

Pray a rosary for each person to Our Lady of Fatima.

I realize the tremendous treasures and resources from Our Lady of Fatima, as her request to recite the rosary for her to obtain peace on earth.
There are so many people on the Top Catholic Songs website, and I just feel that if we can pray a rosary for each person on here, upon Our Lady of Fatima.  I am certain there will be a lot of blessings that we will obtain from Our Lady of Fatima.

 

Responsorial Psalm 46(47):2-3,6-9 for the Ascension of the Lord

 

God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.

 

All peoples, clap your hands,

cry to God with shouts of joy!

For the Lord, the Most High, we must fear,

great king over all the earth.

 

This beautiful hymn to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a favorite of mine. I sang this hymn with St. Mary’s Choir in Akron, Ohio. Recently, I heard Pope Leo XIV prayer to the Sacred Heart and he spoke in English to the pilgrims who had gathered at the Vatican, and I thought what a great opportunity to share this Sacred Heart hymn with everyone again.

I have not had a lot of time to do hymn research and have something prepared for the month of June as I am working on building four benches for a Mary garden at St. Mary’s.

The hymn was written and composed by a Catholic priest nearly one hundred and forty years ago. If you are looking for a hymn to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, then here is a devotional and prayerful hymn that I think you will just love. Please take a few moments to read about one of my favorite hymns.

Please visit my website Mother of Mercy Catholic Hymns and click on HYMN OF THE MONTH.

https://www.motherofmercycatholichymns.com/o-sacred-heart-o-love-divine/
 

REFRAIN
A                          D                  
O what Joy beyond all telling