PSALM 133
SETTING A
METER: 86 886
SUGGESTED TUNE: REST
This is the same meter as the hymn "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind"
1. How good it is and pleasant, too,
To dwell in unity.
Like precious oil upon the head
Which down into the beard does run,
Yes, even Aaron's beard;
2. And also running down onto
The collar of his robes,
Like Hermon's dew on Zion's mount.
For God commanded blessing there,
Yes, life forevermore.
Reprinted by permission of the publisher from Sing the Psalms! by Dale A. Schoening. Copyright 1988 Dale A. Schoening, altered 2000 Dale A. Schoening.
SETTING B
METER: 87 87 D
SUGGESTED TUNE: HYMN TO JOY
This is the meter of the hymn "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee".
Look, how good it is and pleasant
When kin dwell in unity!
It is as if God anointed
Aaron's head with precious oil,
Running down his beard and collar,
Like the dew on Zion's hill.
There the Lord commanded blessing,
Giving life forevermore.
Copyright 2009 Dale A. Schoening.
