Music for Fathers Day – Sunday 20 June 2010
June 17, 2010 by Rob Westwood-Payne
Filed under News, Random Jottings, Worship Meetings
Cradley Heath Band of The Salvation Army will present a piece of music for the first time this Sunday evening as part of our Fathers Day worship meetings.
Psalm 91 by Stuart Watson is a musical meditation on the words of Psalm 91. In this ancient text, the psalmist testifies that, even though circumstances may feel threatening, creation is essentially a safe place to be because God rescues and protects those who love and trust him:
Psalm 91
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.9 If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the Lord, who is my refuge—10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.14 “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”
The Band will conclude worship by playing The Lord is gracious, a benediction written by Darren Bartlett (and transcribed for brass band by Olaf Ritman) which takes its words from Psalm 145:
The Lord is gracious, abounding in perfect love.
And slow to anger, he rules the earth in Heaven above.
He offers his compassion still to those who trust his name.
The Lord is gracious, his mighty works proclaim.
Amen.
Why not join us for our meetings at 10:30am and 6:00pm on Sunday at The Salvation Army, Meredith Street, Cradley Heath B64 5EP?
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Rob Westwood-Payne grew up in The Salvation Army at Norwich Citadel. He left Norwich to study at the University of Warwick and became fully involved in the music centre there culminating in his conducting Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue to a full house in Symphony Hall in Birmingham. He also transferred to The Salvation Army at Coventry City, where he became Songster Leader at the age of 21. He was made Songster Leader at Cradley Heath in April 1998 shortly before marrying Gail in the following October. He was commissioned Bandmaster of the Cradley Heath Band of The Salvation Army in January 2006. He is a former leader of the West Midlands Divisional Youth Chorus and is currently Programme Director at the West Midlands Divisional Summer School for The Salvation Army. He is an Associate Solicitor in the Licensing Team of a national practice based in the south west.
