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PSALM TUNES
INVITATORY TUNES
RESPONSE VERSES
1 d -m d1 l/f-m r s
1 1 1 1 1
s-l s d /d -t d r d /d-m d l /f-m r s
2 m-s mr/r-mr-d d-r m /m– s m r /r- m f /r- m r d
3 m-s f/r-d t1 d m – r d / d – rm/ m-s f/r-d t1 d
4 m- s -/r-f m d m-r d r m/l1-s1 l1 d /m-s /r-f m r d
5 s-fm / rmft1d s1-mds1 / l-frt1 / s-fm / r-mft1d
6 s-mfr / m-drt1d s-d1tl / s-msmfr / r-mfm / r-drt1d
TWO LINES
1 d- m r /d– l s
2 d– r d /d– t1 s1 l1
3 d– r d /d– r t1 l1
4 d– r d t1 /d– l1 f1 s
5 d- l1 r t1 /t1- l1 s1 d
6 d– r d t1/d – l1 f1 s
7 d- l1 d r /d- l t s
8 l- t d1 l /l- s f m
9 m- r d/r- m l1
10 m- r / m- d r
11 m- d r /r- m d
12 m- d r m /m- r d l1
13 m- d l1 t1 /r-d t1 d
14 m- f m r /d- l1 t1 d
15 m- f r m /m- r d r
16 m- s m /s- r d m
17 m- d r /r- t1 d
18* m- m s f /s- s f m*
19 m- r d /d- r m
20 m- r d /r - l1 d
21 m- d r /r- t d
22 m– d r /r– d l1 d
23 s- m s f /m- f r m
24 s- m f r /f- m r m
25 r- f r m /r- m d l1
THREE LINES
1 m- f / m d r / r – t1 d
2 d- l1 d r / m – r d r / r – d l1 d
3 r– d l1 d / m – r d r / r – d l1 d
4 m- r / m – r d / d – r m
5 l- s / l d1 t / l - s l
6 s1- l1 d / d – l1 / l1 – s1
FOUR LINES
1 d- r m /m– s m r/r- m f /r- m r d
2 d- l1 d r /r- d r m/m– r d r /r– d l1 d
3 r- d l1 d / m– r d r
r- d r m /d– l1 d r (Transposed from Bb to F)
4 d1- t s l /l- s f s/s- m s l /l- s l d
d1 – t s d1 / d1 – r1 d1 l t s/d1-tlslm/l-fmfs/ Magnificat
5* d- r m r / r- m f m/m- r d l1/r- d l1 s1 *
6 d- m s /s- l - s/s- m f m /m r- m d
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7 l1- d t1 m1 /m1- s1 m1 l1/l1- r d t1 /s1- d t1 l1

8 l1- s1 l1 d /d - t1 l1 t1/t1- s1 t1 r/r- d t1 l1
9 l1- t1 s1 d/d- r t1 m/m- r d t1/d- t1 s1 l1
10 l- s m s /t- l s l/l- s l t /s- m s l
11 s1- l1 s1 d/d-t1 r d/d- m d l1/f1- m1 r1 s1 Magnificat
12 m- r m / m- d r/f- m f /f- r m
13 m- r d /d- t1 d r/f- m r/r- d r m
14 m- d r m /f- m r m/d- l1 d r /r– d t1 l1
15 m- s m /m- r m/m- d s /s- r d m
16 m- s /s ms l/l- d1 /d1 t- s t- l
17 m-r d r m/l1- s1 l1 d/m- s - /r- f m d
18 m- s /m- s- l/l- d1 /d1 t- s t l
19 m- s /l- d1/d1 - t / t - d1
20 m- d r t1 /l1- d r m/l- s l m /m- s fe m
21 s1-d r t1/s1-m r d/d- r m l1/t1-d r d
22 s- m d f /l- f r m/s- m d l1 /f- r t1 s1 d
23 s1-d t1 l1/r- d t1/t1-d l1 s1 f1 /f1- l1- s1
24 s1- l1 d /d r/d– l1 /l1- r d
25 s- m s l /l- s m s/s- m s d1 /s- m r d
26 s- m f s/d1- r1 d1 t/l- r m f /l- t l s
27 s- m r d /f- m r m/m- d m l /s- r m d
28* s- m d r /r- m f m/m- f s l /r- d l1 d*
29 s- m s l /l- s m s/s- m s d1 /s- m r d
30 s- m d r /r- m f m/m- f s l /r– d l1 d
31 s- f m d /f- m r t /m- r d f /r- d m r d
32 s- f m r /l- f m s /s- f m r /f- m r d
33 sfm/m-fsm/mfsl/rmfs/r-m-d (By the rivers of Babylon)
34 s-fsl/l-slt/d1-lsf/l-sfes/ (Canticle of Saturday Week 1)
SIX LINES
1 d- r/ r- m / m- s / s m d r / m- d l /s1 l1 d KEY
2 d-m s/s-l s/s m f m/m r- m d/l1 d r d/d- f r d
3 l- t d/r d t l/d- r m/f- m r m/d r / r d t l
4 d s1 d r/r-s r m/m-d m f/m-d m r/s m d l/r-m t1 d

SOME SPECIAL PSALM TUNES

MUSIC PSALM KEY
1 s1 d.m-.d s 2x /l- r d t d O Praise the Lord
s1 d-r d.r m /s1 d- r d.r d (2x) Jerusalem
2 x.d l l l.d r t s1 d (2x) I Thank You Lord
m d-l d r--/s s s l-.d r t s1 d with all my heart
3 m-.r d.s d.r m s /l- s, m.f m r Great and wonderful
m- d r d l / d- t l are your deeds
4 l1 d m- r d/d-r/r-f m/ m-r d t l Though he was in the form of God
5 s- d1l t l s / r- f m f r Allelu – ia – , Allelu – ia
6 r r . r d s1 l /s1, s1.s1 s1 Alleluia ah ah, Alleluia
7 s.s s-.d m r.d l1 s You are blest Lord God of our
fathers
8 l s- l m / r s- f m O Shepherd of Israel hear us

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9 d.m-.s-.s r.m-.f m Praise God in his holy place

10 l- s l t d1 t l /l - s f s l r Christ suffered for you leaving
you an example

SHORT RESPONSORIES
Refrain1 Versicle Refrain 2 Glory be KEY
1 d - l t1 d d- l1 r t1 t- l s1 d d- l1 r t1
2 d- l1 r t1 d d- r m r s1 d- l1 r t1 d d- r m r s1
3 d1-tls ld1l d1-tls ld1l d1-tls ld1l d1-tls d1 l
4 d1-tdtls ltl d1-tdtls ltl d1-tdtls ltl d1-tdtls ltl
5 s - f l s d1 - t l s s – f l s d1- t l s
6 s - f l s d1- r1 l t s - f l s d1- r1 l t
7 d1 - t d1 l s m1 - r1 d1 d1 - t d1 l s m1 - r1 d1
8 d1 - t d1 l s m1 - r1 d1 r1 d1 - t d1 l s m l1- m- r d r
9 m--rdrm s--lm Same Same
10 s – l s / m - f m r- m Same Same
11 s – r m f m s – f m r s – r m f m s-d1tl-sflsfm
12 m – d f m r d m – f s r m – d f m r d m – s f m r r

INTRO/DOXOLOGIES FOR LECTORS AND DEACONS

LECTOR / DEACON CONGREGATION KEY
1 d - l t1 d d - l t1 d
2 d – r d t1 d – l1 f1 s
3 d – r m r s1 d – l r t1 d
4 m-f s/m-r d(mostly for French) f-m r m /r - d t1 d
5 s – m (Latin) s – m
6 l l s s m l – s s m
7 d- r m / d- r m- r d r m-r m d /m-r m d

RESPONSES TO INTERCESSIONS
CANTOR (S) CONGREGATION KEY
1 Let us pray to the Lord Lord hear our prayer
d d s1 t1 .,t1 d d – r – t1 – d -
2 Lord hear us: Lord graciously hear us:
l – s m m-l l l s m
3 Let us pray to the Lord Lord hear and answer our prayer we beseech thee
s s s m f r- m - s s s s m f f- s l f s m
4 We pray to you O Lord: m-r Kyrie Kyrie eleison: mfs-drm--l1.d t d
5 Dominum implo-re-mus Kyrie Keyrie eleison /Kyrie Keyrie eleison
d1 - - - - tl t m.m l1 t1.t1 d
6 Chris- - - - - te E-xau - di nos Kyrie Keyrie Kyrie E--le--i--son
d.r m .f m-.m m s.m r s1.s1l1 t1.t1d r.r f-.m r d t1 d
m . m -.m d l1 d r - - same as above
7 Nous te pri-ons Seigneur Entends nos prières, Entends nos voix
x.l s . m f . m r s.s m.d l s s.m-.d r
Entends nos prières, mon-ter vers toi.
s.s m.d l s m.d-. r d
8 Oui, Seigneur nous crions vers toi, prends pitié de nous
s-.s l l . l s f m - f -.m r d d
9 Ma lumière et mon salut c’est le Seigneur, Al – le – lu – ia Repeat
m---------------r/m---------d/l1.d r m
10 Seigneur écoute nous Seigneur exauce nous
s . s-.m f s l s . s-.m f-.f m
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11 Ta ta: x.m s Ta ta eh, Biso bana eh, Toko Bon-ze-la, Yo-ka no

Ta ta: x.m d Nzambo
d m r-f.f m r l1-d.d r.d t1- r.r d.t1
l1
12 Sango: m- s f Bweya biso ndedi: m m r d r-m
Sango: d- m r Senga ne biso: r r r t1-d
13 God the Father: d d r m Hear our prayer: l1 s1 l1 l1

SOME COMMON TONES FOR INTERCESSIONS

The Priest or Deacon takes the first intercession and those who have practised
continue following the order in which the practice was done.
INTERCESSIONS RESPONSE (by ALL) KEY
1 m- r d r s1- l1 d t1 d
2 m- r d r s- l m
3 m- r d r d- l1 r t1 d
4 m- r d r r- d l d
5 m- r d d- r m
6 m- r d r d- r m
7 m- r d r m s- l m
8 m- r m- r d r m
9 m- r d- m r t1 d
10 m- l1 d t / r- d t l1 l- m s l
11 m- r d t / r- d t l1 l- m s l
12 d- l d r s1- l1 d t1 d
13 d- l d r d- l
14 d- l1 r t1 t- l1 s1 d

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