The Wheatsheaf Psalms is a collection of simple psalms for use throughout the Church’s year, Sunday by Sunday and beyond. It uses texts from The Abbey Psalms and Canticles and the 2024 Lectionary for Mass now in use in England and Wales, and Scotland.
Most of the settings in the collection have been parish-tested over many years and have been adapted for the 2024 Lectionary. Others are newly composed.
The Wheatsheaf Psalms settings are designed for parishes with limited resources or who are just starting to sing the psalms – if you only have a cantor and maybe a guitarist, you can sing these psalms. The words of the verses are set out in a way that is easy to follow. They are simple to learn but with satisfying musical interest for more experienced musicians. The music is designed to be versatile according to your community’s needs and resources, equally at home with guitar accompaniment or organ and four-part choir.
The composer, Chris Olding has been a church musician for over thirty-five years, serving in a number of parishes and cathedrals across the UK. He is currently an organist and music co-ordinator at St Bede’s church, Basingstoke and a musician at Farm Street Church, Mayfair, London.
The Wheatsheaf Psalms are available from Wheatsheaf Music or Music for Liturgy Online.
See here for a survey of musical settings of the Responsorial Psalms from the new (2024) Lectionary for England & Wales and Scotland.