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The Musical Rendition Of The Psalms In The First Temple, Lawson Fackler Knight
The Musical Rendition Of The Psalms In The First Temple, Lawson Fackler Knight
Bachelor of Divinity
The song of the congregation is a devotional form of musical art. The singing, to be sure, is not that of mechanical perfection; there is not to be found the delicate nuances of the artist; but when the entire congregation lifts its heart and voice in the praise and adoration of almighty God, the loving Father, there is a spiritual quality in the music that makes the hymns a magnificent setting for the preaching of God's word. The hymns build up to the climax of the sermon; they frame the sermon in beauty. The singing of hymns is an important …