Psalms for All Seasons ‎#6C

6C. A Prayer of Lament in Solidarity with Sufferers

Text Information

• First Line: How long, how long, O Lord? (All glory to God's name)
• Title: A Prayer of Lament in Solidarity with Sufferers
• Author (Refrain): Clarence P. Walhout (1982)
• Author (Prayer): John D. Witvliet (20211)
• Publication Date: 2012
• Scripture:
  Psalm 6
• Topic: Blessing; Church Year: Ash Wednesday; God as: Deliverer; God as: Healer; God's: Compassion; God's: Judgments; God's: Presence; Impatience; Lament: Illness; Life Stages: Death; Longing for God; Patience; Prayer; Sorrow; Suffering
• Copyright: Refrain © 1987 Faith Alive Christian Resources; Prayer © Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
• Notes: Responsorial refrains to prayer. Psalm 6 is appropriate not only when the gathered community faces pain and anguish, but also as way of praying in solidarity with others. To emphasize this latter use, consider singing the entirety of Ps. 6, as found on p. 31, or reading or chanting the entire psalm and then continuing in prayer using the refrains and texts on this page.

Tune Information

• Name: GENEVAN 6
• Harmonizer: Howard Slenk
• Key: e minor
• Source: Genevan Psalter, 1542
• Copyright: Harm. © 1987 Faith Alive Christian Resources