Joanna Marsh
A Psalm for Chichester
for SATB, organ, harp and percussion
FULL SCORE
A Psalm for Chichester
Verses from Psalm 90:
1. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
2. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
3. Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
4. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
10. The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
12. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
17. And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
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Joanna Marsh
A Psalm for Chichester (March 2025)
FULL SCORE
Duration c.6’
A Psalm for Chichester was commissioned by Chichester Cathedral to celebrate
the 950th anniversary of the founding of the Diocese of Chichester. It was first
performed on 17th May 2025 by the Cathedral Choir directed by Charles Harrison
The work is a setting of selected verses from Psalm 90 for choir, organ, percussion and harp.
INSTRUMENTATION
SATB choir organ percussion (1 player) bass drum, mark tree, suspended cymbal, glockenspiel, side drum, triangle, timpani
harp © 2025 Joanna Marsh
A Psalm for Chichester
Joanna Marsh
Be mf fore - themountains - werebrought forth,orever - thouhadstformed theearth
andthe world, f to e f ver - last ing, -
and mf theworld, andthe world, f even - fromever - last - ing, - e ver - last ing, -
earth and theworld, f even - fromever - last - ing, - e ver - last ing, -
and theworld, f to e f ver - last ing, -
andsayest, - Return, - Re
poco rit. poco rit. a tempo q = 84 a tempo q = 84 & inthysight arebutasyester - day.
When mp itispast, and p asawatch inthenight.
When mp itispast, and p asawatch inthenight.
When mp itispast.
The pp hushed daysof ouryears arethree score - yearsandten; andif rea p son - of strength mp
The pp hushed daysof ouryears arethree score - yearsandten; andif rea p son - of strength, mp of
The pp hushed daysof ouryears arethree score - yearsandten; andif rea p son - of strength mp
The pp hushed daysof ouryears arethree score - yearsandten; andif rea p son - of strength mp
bourandsorrow; -
bourandsorrow, -
andsor f row;
for f itissoon cut
for f itissoon cutoff,
bourandsorrow; -
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for
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ourdays,thatwemayapply - ourheartsunto - wisdom.
ourdays,thatwemayapply - ourheartsunto - wisdom.
Andletthe beauty - of the
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ourdays,thatwemayapply - ourheartsunto - wisdom.
Andletthe beauty - of the
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