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This setting of Psalm 18 was submitted by Emily R. Brink and Eric Sarwar, who prepared an English translation of the most loved psalm from the Punjabi Zaboor - Punjabi Psalter - of 1908 [Punjab is an area encompassing both eastern Pakistan and northern India]. The responsorial structure includes a refrain [v. 1] and 3 stanzas [vs. 16–19] in both the original Punjabi and in English translation.
2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar
2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop
2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Vesper
Lily Constantine Kakish and Eric Sarwar share their stories of how they have witnessed the identity-shaping impact of singing Psalms and the Lord's Prayer in the Arabic language and tune.
An evening worship service from the 2015 Calvin Symposium on Worship focusing on Psalms 15-24.
Join this conversation between Eric Sarwar, a Presbyterian pastor from Pakistan, and Emily Brink, Worship Institute staff member, about how Pakistani worship practices can bless and inform the Christian church in North America.
Someone on social media recently sent out a photo of two young boys lost in worship. This photo reminded me of John Calvin’s famous words, “My heart I offer to you Lord, promptly and sincerely.”
The month of December brings joyful tidings across the world as more than two billion people anticipate celebrating the birth of Christ on December 25 although the Orthodox churches celebrate 12 days later.
A teaching video on singing Punjabi Zabor 24
Many cultural practices in North America astonish non-Western worshipers. One of the most striking is how the Bible is handled.
The Season of Lent brings to mind the historical practice of fasting, of “giving up” something in order to “take up” something else.
