Psalm 23 in song
With out last couple of posts inspired by shepherd W. Phillip Keller's reflections on Psalm 23, it seemed appropriate to pass along some beautiful musical renditions of the passage as well. Psalms mean "sacred song(s) after all (Dictionary.com), and were originally set to music and meant to be sung by David and the other authors.
My favorite rendition, simply called "Psalm 23," is arranged by Howard Goodall and sung by Choir of Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, from the album Goodall: Choral Works and perhaps most well known as the theme song to the BBC series The Vicar of Dibley:
A bit more introspective in tone, but just as beautiful, is John Rutter's "The Lord is My Shepherd," sung by The Cambridge Singers on the album The John Rutter Collection. This song was playing in my car outside the vet's office, just after saying goodbye to our cat Bubba. I replayed it a number of times as I sat there unable to pull away, and it's been all the more meaningful to me since:
And finally, I came across the following version while searching for the others. It's a beautiful homemade recording by Gerd Noya with a touch of international flavor, and set to nature photos of Oregon:
If you have any personal favorites, please do share them with us.
March 11, 2010
