Colin Wj Hodgetts

The Othona Psalms (keyboard) Colin Wj Hodgetts

Settings of psalms, canticles and songs for use in worship. They are simple to learn and have keyboard accompaniments in a variety of styles. A single line version with guitar chords is available. Models of God as mother, lover and friend have replaced the language of the court - king, lord, patriarch - and a contemporary relevance sought. "There is the happy modal simplicity about the tunes and their varied tempi; and the quite unassuming language, that you use in verse, fits so admirably. Are all these texts recent? It really beats me how you find ways of putting all this Hebrew into clear language." (Donald Swann) "I have read these through carefully and think that you have done an excellent job. Needless to say, I prefer the Hebrew version to any translation, but I also feel that the Psalms should speak to many communities and should meet the needs of our generation." (Rabbi Albert H. Friedlander)