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	Psalmody - Home
		Psalmody International provides worship lifestyle resources for all Christians who want to develop a closer walk with God.
		The School of Worship courses are designed to impart the dynamic principles of praise and worship to effect lifestyle change in the heart of the individual, the home, church and community.
		If you have a Psalmody testimony please share it with us.
	www.psalmody.org (153 words)

	New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. IX: Petri - Reuchlin \| Christian Classics Ethereal Library
		Restricting psalmody for the nonce to its literal meaning of Psalm-singing, the history of the liturgical use of the Psalter will here be summarized, reference being made for the origin, authorship, date, and first purpose of the collection to the article Psalms, Book of.
		The psalmody of the Old Testament, still overlaid by the ceremonialism of the Mosaic code, is the subject of a clear allusion in the Davidic legislation (I Chron.
		Since psalmody thus became the function of the choir, it assumed the character of a performance in vocal music, rather than its proper place as an act of prayer in song on the part of the congregation.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/schaff/encyc09.psalmody.html (2750 words)

	Singing the Psalms: A Brief History of Psalmody - by Richard C. Leonard, Ph.D., Laudemont Ministries
		Psalmody is the use of the biblical psalms in worship, as distinguished from hymnody, the creation and use of extrabiblical poetic and musical compositions in worship.
		Psalmody as a form of congregational singing came to its greatest development in the English language.
		Another form of psalmody which developed during this period was Anglican chant, which was non-metrical and thus resolved the problem of the need to alter the biblical text.
	www.laudemont.org /a-stp.htm (3043 words)

	Psalmody
		The Psalmody and the Canticles are sung antiphonally, i.e.
		Antiphonal Psalmody is, furthermore, to be divided by whole verse: each half-choir sings one whole Psalm-verse, in the middle of which (at the star *) a breathing pause is made.
		It contradicts the musical essence of the Psalmody to sing responsively by half-verse, so that the one choir would always begin a verse, increasing musical tension, and the other would end the verse, releasing musical tension.
	www.llpb.us /psalmody.htm (2139 words)

	The Three Ages of the Interior Life - Part 2
		The psalmody of the Divine Office is the great prayer of the Church, the spouse of Christ; a day and night prayer, which ought never to cease on the surface of the earth, as the Mass does not.
		As a result of haste, the psalmody of which we are speaking is mechanical and not organic; just as in a body without a soul, the members are no longer vitally united, but only placed together.
		If the psalmody has this spirit, then in place of mechanical haste, which is a superficial life, we find profound life for which we do not need continually to recall liturgical rules, for these rules are merely the expression of its inner inclinations.
	www.christianperfection.info /tta46.htm (2349 words)

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		One of the factors which impacted the discussion was the 1990 International Psalmody Conference, held at Bonclarken, Flat Rock, North Carolina, a conference which was commended or endorsed by several denominations, including the PCA.
		With regard to the regulative principle, he noted that in order for a worship practice to be acceptable to God, it must be derived either from a direct command, or approved historical example, or logical deduction.
		Schwertley said that a common objection to exclusive psalmody is that the term to "sing psalms" does not in Scripture contain the noun ("psalms"), but simply means to "sing praise." He countered that Scripture defines what it means to sing praise, and that inspiration was necessary for the writing of worship song.
	www.banneroftruth.org /pages/articles/article_detail.php?435 (1387 words)

	Psalmody - Musical Instruments - Presbyterians
		Until the 1990 Psalmody Conference at Flat Rock, North Carolina, this was the last such gathering in the world; and, until fairly recent times, this volume was the last major work to deal with the subject.
		The subject matter ranges from a defense of the regulative principle of worship and exclusive psalmody, to the practicality and suitability of psalm-singing, to literary and musical considerations.
		This trend was reflected in the adoption by the 20th Presbyterian Church in America General Assembly (1992) of an overture from Central Georgia Presbytery, calling for a committee to study how to implement psalm singing in PCA and other Reformed churches.
	www.piney.com /MuPsalmody.html (3135 words)

	Gregorian Chant Psalmody (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The structure of psalmody is syllabic: It means that to each syllable of the text it corresponds a sound of the melody.
		Psalmody is meant to be the chant of the psalms and canticles of the Church.
		When you go from the tenor to the cadences it should be controlled lightly the movement so that it can be considered that the tenor has been written as reciting and the cadences as singing.
	interletras.com /canticum/eng/psalmody_ENG.htm (1994 words)

	psalmody
		Psalmody is the singing of the biblical psalms in the worship service.
		John Calvin and his followers in Geneva held a strict view of what was acceptable in worship, and limited their music to the biblical psalms, New Testament hymns and a few other portions of Scripture.
		The Calvinist emphasis on the authority of the Word of God made it important to produce a singable psalmody that changed the words of the Bible as little as possible.
	members.tripod.com /yarpc/psalmody.htm (2414 words)

	Response to the Position Statement on Exclusive Psalmody of Sovereign Grace Church at Gettysburg
		Here it is claimed that it is argued in favour of the position of exclusive psalmody that "all worship which does not consist in the verbatim quotations of Scripture is, because it is not singing only the words of the Psalms, man made worship." Let it first be noted that the statement is illogical.
		Hereafter another argument is laid down, not to refute the claim made by the supporters of exclusive psalmody, that the institution of hymn-singing is man-made and therefore sinful, but the less relevant claim that the hymns are man-made and therefore not the institution that God has made.
		Whatever imperfections and dangers may be identified in the practice of exclusive psalmody, these are all accidental to the institution itself and flow rather from the imperfections of those singing the psalms than the psalms themselves.
	www.truecovenanter.com /worship/psalmody.html (8192 words)

	Free Church of Scotland \| Psalmody
		The Psalmody Committee's task is to promote the best possible standards of praise in Free Church congregations.
		It holds precentors' workshops; organises, and encourages others to organise, festivals of psalm singing; and has prepared a psalmody award scheme aimed particularly at children.
		It encourages individuals and congregations in other churches in the UK and overseas to make a greater use of the Bible's Spirit-inspired songs in their worship.
	www.freechurch.org /committees/psalmody/psalmody.htm (96 words)

	SGC Position Paper on Exclusive Psalmody
		They belonged to the same Levitical priesthood which Jesus abrogated and fulfilled in his finished work, and so do their instruments, which are no more necessary than the many symbolic articles of the temple and priesthood which have come to their fulfillment and abrogation in the realities of the gospel.
		This is a very important consideration for a proper understanding of the significance of these words, because proponents of exclusive Psalmody often refer to this passage as though it were the intention to identify and prescribe the formal elements of worship, when it is not the intention, as the context makes very clear.
		In view of the foregoing, the concern for exclusive Psalmody can only be maintained with respect to the form of the words, and must be separated from the meaning of the words sung.
	www.sgc-gettysburg.org /writings/psalmody_position.asp (5030 words)

	Exclusive Psalmody
		The reason that opponents of exclusive Psalmody argue that Psalm singing is not commanded is that if the singing of uninspired songs is not by divine appointment, then one could argue that the content of praise is a circumstance of worship.
		There have been attempts (by opponents of exclusive Psalmody) to refute the assertion that divine inspiration was a requirement for the composition of worship songs to be used by the church.
		Psalmody and the Lord’s Supper are no more separable now than psalmody and the Passover ritual were in Old Testament times.
	www.americanpresbyterianchurch.org /exclusive_psalmody.htm (7188 words)

	Thoughts on Exclusive Psalmody by Lee Irons
		Often in the literature defending exclusive psalmody one will find a distressingly common theme: only those who hold to exclusive psalmody really believe in the regulative principle, and the only way you can reject exclusive psalmody is by abandoning the regulative principle in the process.
		But the existence of the book of Psalms is not as significant as the exclusive psalmody position seems to think, because there are many other hymns included in the canon of Scripture that, for whatever reason, were not added to the book of Psalms.
		"The hymnody springs from the psalmody; it is inspired by the psalmody.
	www.the-highway.com /psalmody_Irons.html (6625 words)

	Gleanings from Orthodox Christian Authors & the Holy Fathers - Psalmody (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		For God is silence, and in silence is He sung by means of that psalmody which is worthy of Him.
		I am not speaking of the silence of the tongue, for if someone merely keeps his tongue silent, without knowing how to sing in mind and spirit, then he is simply unoccupied and becomes filled with evil thoughts:...
		The first is pure prayer; the second, psalmody; the third, reading the Holy Scriptures; the fourth, contrite remembrance of one's sins, of death and the terrible judgment; the fifth, work with one's hands.
	www.orthodox.net /gleanings/psalmody.html (300 words)

	Psalmody and Prophecy: Habakkuk 3 in Context
		1.7.5 The suspense is sustained by one other change to the narrative conventions of inset psalmody: Habakkuk 3 uses the language and forms of laments to frame the victory hymn, rather than those of the thanksgivings found uniformly in narratives.
		Psalmody depicts internal mental processes to a greater degree than any other genre of Hebrew literature, with the goal of expressing universal religious experiences in the context of worship.
		Using the introspective perspective of psalmody, the hymn comes as close as any Hebrew text to portraying the interior experience of prophetic vision.
	web.syr.edu /~jwwatts/Hab3.htm (5166 words)

	Psalmody
		The following are a number of articles defending, promoting, and recording the history of the singing of the psalms in the public and private worship of God.
		This article is taken from The Psalms in Worship, Edited by John McNaughter.
		As the conference was held in both Pittsburg and Chicago there are two separate articles by different authors on each subject assigned.
	www.americanpresbyterianchurch.org /psalmody.htm (153 words)

	Early 19th century popular psalmody in the Isle of Man (Maddrell 1994)
		Although many of the tunes remained (and still remain) in use, they appeared in the denominational hymn-books of the later nineteenth century harmonised according to orthodox rules of harmony.
		[1] The term 'psalmody' is generally used to include the singing of hymns as well as of psalms: it refers to the music, as distinct from hymnody, which refers to the words.
		[11] In popular psalmody of the period, the treble is a descant part in effect, though less high in compass than more modern descants.
	www.psalmody.co.uk /articles/Maddrell94.html (4386 words)

	Psalmody and Church Music - American Music
		It was not until 1765, after a long struggle, that by the vote of a small majority permission was obtained to sing one psalm at the commencement of each service, and even then many of the members remained outside until the offensive exercise was ended.
		The leading factor in the betterment of psalmody was the advent of the singing master and the singing school.
		At the period of their early manhood psalmody and hymnody were just emerging from the deleterious influence of the Billings school, and the churches were reverting to the hymn-tunes sung in earlier times.
	www.tribalsmile.com /music/article_9.shtml (10457 words)

	Calvin Institute of Christian Worship - A Reformed Approach to Psalmody
		Metrical psalmody is the particular gift of the Reformed tradition to the broader Christian community.
		They had never sung the psalms systematically, but with the revival in psalmody happening everywhere, they turned to their Calvinist roots, and although it was brand new to them, made a decision to claim the Genevan Psalter for their worship.
		It was not a form chosen for psalmody by the reforms of Vatican II that have had such an influence on Protestant worship, including churches in the Reformed tradition.
	www.calvin.edu /worship/lit_arts/psalms_hymns/reformed_psalmody.php (5177 words)

	Order of St. Helena
		By the Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, Ph.D. For nearly 1500 years, Gregorian chant was the universal language of Christian monasticism and psalmody.
		But it is a departure from the traditional understanding of Christian psalmody.
		Singing contemplative psalmody is a matter of staying close to the meaning of the text, and being in it and with it.
	www.osh.org /newsletter/newsletter_archive/may04/psalmody.htm (1106 words)

	Psalmody
		The customs of psalmody vary from church to church, and different traditions can be discerned in the Low Countries.
		Just as with notational types and chant dialects, this is probably the result of the position of the Low Countries at the border line of different traditions.
		Many details of the Tongeren psalmody practice are confirmed by D-AAm G33, a 15th century office manuscript for the cantor, containing only incipits.
	utopia.knoware.nl /users/ikedl/chant/ike/special_topics/Psalmody_spec.htm (531 words)

	A Reply to Morton on Psalmody: To Which is Added A Condensed Argument for the Exclusive Use of an Inspired Psalmody.
		It may be that, as on the subject of Psalmody he makes common cause with all Socinians, he wishes, by inculcating their views of other subjects, to give them the full benefit of his alliance with them.
		Morton’s profound work on Psalmody, we will not be expected to dwell at very great length upon all examination of the successive steps by which he pursues his course of argumentation.
		Surely, if, when he was preparing his work on Psalmody, he had kept it steadily before his mind, that he was writing for ‘the plainest people,’ he would have left out much of what he has jumbled together; as they would thereby have been saved a world of perplexity.
	www.covenanter.org /Worship/Psalmody/replytomorton.htm (14949 words)

	A Brief Examination of Exclusive Psalmody (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The regulative principle of worship is crucial in understanding exclusive Psalmody, for while there is abundant biblical evidence that Psalms were used for praise in both the Old and New Testament eras, there is no evidence in the Bible that God’s people ever used uninspired human compositions in public worship.
		Anyone who is familiar with the shift from exclusive Psalmody toward Psalm imitations and uninspired hymns in Reformed and Presbyterian churches knows as a fact of history that the proper balance of the Psalter was immediately lost when manmade compositions were permitted.
		Stephen Pribble in a desire to remove the regulative principle of worship as a foundation of Psalmody overstates his case and thus asserts something which is totally unbiblical, that the singing of the Psalms is not clearly prescribed in Scripture.
	www.reformed.com /pub/psalms.htm (14788 words)

	Slice of Laodicea: Psalmody: Songs of War From the Prince of Peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Psalmody: Songs of War From the Prince of Peace
		A while back I had a chance to hear a pastor/scholar named Brian Schwertley give this excellent talk on Exclusive Psalmody and he made some great points.
		Of all the trends I've observed, the explosion of the "seeker"-centered megachurches is one of the most disturbing.
	www.sliceoflaodicea.com /archives/2005/12/psalmody_songs.php (783 words)

	Review of Exclusive Psalmody (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Crampton maintains, "it should be stated that even if the majority of the Westminster Assembly were exclusive Psalmodists, it does not follow that one is non-confessional if he is not an exclusive Psalmodist." The correctness of Dr. Crampton's statement depends, however, upon the specific meaning of the Confession.
		Crampton gives a brief "nod" to Psalmody in the last paragraph of his article, but it is too little too late.
		Your comment that Gordon Clark "referred only to the title of Psalm 76 and not to the titles of the Psalms in general," when he said, "these three titles [psalms, hymns, and songs] seem to be insertions in the Septuagint without Hebrew evidence" (Colossians, p.
	www.fpcr.org /blue_banner_articles/crampton.htm (4678 words)

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