A Brief History Of Congregational Song
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Biblical songs for corporate singing are to be found throughout both the Old and New Testaments. The earliest recor…
The very word hymn comes from the Greek hymnos, which means a song of praise to a god or hero. Adapting this pagan …
The chorale was Martin Luther's important contribution to church music. Featuring strong rhythmic tunes and vernacu…
Whereas Martin Luther would admit any suitable text to be sung in worship unless it was unbiblical, John Calvin wou…
Over a period of time the writers of metrical psalms turned to fashioning free paraphrases of psalm texts. Eventual…
The three hundred year span of time from 1640 to 1940 saw the development of great variety in congregational singin…
Since 1950, there has been more music published for congregational singing than at any other time in the history of…