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Reformed Psalmody Distinct From Hymnody

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  • R. Scott Clark
on March 26, 2015 | 7 Comments

As over against this Hymnody, whether of the Latin Church or the Hussites or Lutherans, the distinction of the Calvinistic Psalmody lay not in its form but in its authorship and subject- matter. The Hymn was a religious lyric freely composed within . . . Continue reading →

The Contested Legacy Of Singing God’s Inspired Songs In The Reformed Churches In South Africa

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  • R. Scott Clark
on September 14, 2020

The scope of this article is focused on an investigation of song in worship in the period leading up to and including the 150-year history of the RCSA. It focuses on the period from the dissenting ‘Doppers’ to the adoption of the . . . Continue reading →

If We Sang Only God’s Word This Could Not Happen

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  • R. Scott Clark
on October 29, 2021 | 15 Comments

If God’s Word is sufficient for anything, it is sufficient for public worship. If we sang only God’s Word then we would never sing a hymn about climate change. Continue reading →

October 29, 2021 by R. Scott Clark
Posted in Psalms, Rule of Worship, Worship Tagged hymnody, PCUSA climate change hymn, psalmody, rule of worship, Worship 15 Replies

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