Performed in Heaven is a compact disc of metrical psalms recorded at the Psalmody Recitals, held each winter since 1971 (except 1977) at St Vincent Street Free Church in Glasgow, where sizeable congregations gathered from a variety of churches and denominations.

The psalms on the compact disc are all sung by the entire congregation and, as such, reflect the unaffectedness of congregational praise. The recordings are an authentic reflection of the type of singing that has been heard in the Reformed churches of Scotland since the Reformation.

In order to produce this unique compilation of congregational psalm singing, it was necessary to re-master recordings made with the technology of an earlier era. Thus, the recordings themselves span a period of twenty-five years, with the majority being from the seventies or eighties.

Track listing

1. Psalm 95:1-6 Gainsborough 1978 (2'48")
2. Psalm 19:1-6 Crediton 1997 (1'36")
3. Psalm 146:1-6 Hamilton 1974 (2'08")
4. Psalm 139:1-10 St Andrew 1979 (3'26")
5. Psalm 103:13-18 Kilmarnock 1991 (2'30")
6. Psalm 68:7-10 Richmond 1997 (1'53")
7. Psalm 68:32-35 Sheffield 1984 (1'42")
8. Psalm 107:1-9 Huddersfield 1984 (3'25")
9. Psalm 98:1-4 Pembroke 1975 (2'42")
10. Psalm 89:15-18 Newington 1980 (2'06")
11. Psalm 45(II):6-9 Carlisle 1999 (1'39")
12. Psalm 40:8-10 Ayrshire 1990 (2'22")
13. Psalm 66:1-5 Bishopthorpe 1981 (2'24")
14. Psalm 9:7-11 Stroudwater 1981 (2'21")
15. Psalm 33:1-5 Irish 1979 (2'25")
16. Psalm 100 Old 100th 1979 (2'41")
17. Psalm 23 Crimond 1985 (2'56")
18. Psalm 31:21-24 St Lawrence 1981 (2'05")
19. Psalm 25:4-7 Dennis 1974 (2'03")
20. Psalm 119:57-60 Belmont 1981 (2'44")
21. Psalm 63:1-6 Jackson 1975 (2'18")
22. Psalm 61:1-5 Salzburg 1984 (2'56")
23. Psalm 84:1-5 Harrington 1974 (2'13")
24. Psalm 71:14-17 Stracathro 1980 (2'28")
25. Psalm 92:12-15 Orlington 1996 (2'40")
26. Psalm 106:1-5 Warwick 1985 (1'57")
27. Psalm 102(II):13-18 Duke Street 1997 (1'48")
28. Psalm 122 St Paul 1984 (2'53")
29. Psalm 126 Denfield 1990 (2'07")
30. Psalm 133 Eastgate 1976 (1'39")

Duration: 70'55"

Recordings used by permission of the Free Church of Scotland

Compilation and text by Philip Ross

Cover Design by Alister MacInnes

Cover Photograph of Bàghan Dhail Mòr, Isle of Lewis by Fin MacRae

Philip S. Ross is a theological editor who studied in Wales. He worked extensively on the well-received Christian Heritage editions of The Marrow of Modern Divinity and subtitled four John Owen works – The Glory of Christ, The Holy Spirit, Communion with God and The Priesthood of Christ. Philip lives near Loch Lomond in Scotland with his wife and three children.