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Joel Rockey: Writing New Songs to Capture the Grief, Pain, and Hope of the Psalms

1h 5m | Nov 3, 2026

We talked with Joel Rockey about his work of writing new worship songs for the church that capture the grief, pain, and hope of the Psalms and translate them into modern musical idioms. His band Good Lord, Rose! just released their first album: Provoking The Psalter, Volume I, which you can listen to and purchase on their album site:

https://goodlordrose.bandcamp.com/album/provoking-the-psalter-volume-i

This podcast contains live performances of some of the songs as well as selections from the album:

Album Excerpts: 8:46 "Just Listen (Psalm 17)", 51:39 "The Skies Cry (Psalm 50)"

Live songs: 20:40 "Trees", 36:24 "Holy Whisper", 60:57 "Ends Of The Earth"

You can follow Good Lord, Rose! on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/goodlordrose/) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/goodlordrose/).

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