A Brief Service of Lament and Confession:  Truth & Reconciliation

Psalm 127 as a lament for Indigenous children

This brief service of lament and confession includes the reading (in English) and chanting (in Hebrew) of Psalm 127, as a lament for Indigenous children who lost their lives in the Indian Residential School System (IRSS), and who in many cases were buried on school grounds in unmarked graves.  

“Our youth and staff team originally helped me put together a version of Psalm 127 and a Kyrie Eleison ("God be compassionate/Lord, have mercy") in summer 2021 as part of a weekly service of lament for Indigenous children who lost their lives in the residential school systems for Indigenous children in Canada and the US, culminating in 2021 in Canada’s first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, September 30.  I invite you to use this lament, and the reflections around it, as part of your response on the journey of reconciliation.”  Andrew +    The Rev. Andrew Twiddy

Vocals and guitar: the Rev Andrew Twiddy;  Readers: Alli, Alice, Holly

music: Lully, Lullay (Coventry Carol), 16th-century, composer unknown (a tune of lament for Herod’s slaughter of innocent children); Kyrie Eleison ("God be compassionate/Lord, have mercy") ~ traditional Russian Orthodox chant;  Psalm 127 ~ alternating verses of reading in English and chanting in Hebrew  

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Andrew's original English translation and the Hebrew text (Westminster-Leningrad Codex) of Psalm 127, with original commentary and insights are in the file attached 

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