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A Treatise On Psalmody; Addressed To The Worshippers Of God

A Treatise On Psalmody; Addressed To The Worshippers Of God

Sommerville, William

Paperback

General ReferenceGeneral ChristianityGeneral Songbooks

ISBN10: 9354509894
ISBN13: 9789354509896
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 20 2021
Pages: 170
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.39 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Psalm-singing shaped Protestant Britain, yet many voices lost the reasons behind the tune. William Sommerville returns those reasons to the pew. Sing with understanding, not habit. A Treatise On Psalmody addresses ordinary worshippers as well as ministers, offering a clear christian worship treatise on why and how the Psalms belong at the heart of congregational psalm singing. With the practical concern of a pastor and the steady logic of a polemicist, Sommerville weighs questions of taste, text, and order, defending psalms in public worship and mapping the place of christian hymnody and psalmody within a reformed worship tradition. Readers interested in hymnology church music history will find a view into 19th century christianity and british protestant worship, when debates over metre, paraphrase, and sung devotion touched every parish. Sommerville writes for the reader who loves plain worship, testing custom against conscience and urging unity of voice. His pages illuminate the craft of church song, from the meetinghouse to the city chapel today. It reads as a complete psalmody treatise and also as a lively religious tract reprint: direct, urgent, and rooted in Scripture-shaped piety. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this classic pastors worship resource has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Keep it close as a worship leaders study guide, or shelve it alongside your favourite divinity and church-music classics as a reminder that faithful praise is both doctrine and delight.

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