Psalm 5.
Verba mea auribus percipe

Plainchant setting
Anglican chant setting by E. C. Bairstow (1874–1946)
Anglican chant setting by Reginald Moore (1910–1968)

Plainchant setting

The recording below is based on the Sarum Psalm tones as presented in the St. Dunstan’s Plainsong Psalter. It is chanted to Tone I A 4.

When viewed directly on YouTube, this video also presents commentary on the text of this Psalm.

Anglican chant setting by Edward Cuthbert Bairstow (1874–1946)

Psalm 5 is chanted here to a setting by Edward Cuthbert Bairstow. It is sung by the Choir of York Minster, with conductor Philip Moore and organist John Scott Whiteley.

Anglican chant setting by Reginald Moore (1910–1968)

Reginald Moore was a student of Edward Bairstow (see above). Psalm 5 is chanted here in a setting by Moore. The singers are the Choir of Exeter Cathedral, where Moore served as organist between 1953 and 1957. The choir’s director is Andrew Millington, with organist Paul Morgan.