The Congregational Psalmist

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Excerpt from The Congregational Psalmist: A Collection of Psalm Tunes Adapted to a Selection of Hymns Contained in the Psalmist, and Intended for Congregational Use in Baptist ChurchesIf, then, in theory it is the congregation who sing, what is duty as regards practice? It is a general law of our relations to the Divine Being, that we are never at liberty to delegate to others any duty which we are capable of doing for ourselves. The fact that we cannot do the thing so well as others, does not exonerate us from doing it as well as we can. How can it be doubted that it is the duty of all in our worshiping assemblies to lift up their voices in praise to God Possible exceptions need not be alluded to. God requires only as he gives. What more fitting, and what spectacle more sublime, than a whole people standing up before their Maker, and sounding forth, in solemn, joyful strains, his praise 2 And experience is beginning to demon. Strate in this country, as it has long done in Europe, that the highest and most delightful effects of church music can be reached only where there is a general participation of the congregation in the service.Facilities, however, which do not exist, are needed to congregational singing, and it is in the hope of supplying, in some measure, the lack, that this book has been prepared. Should it contribute aught to the accomplish. Ment of so worthy an end, the compiler will feel himself well rewarded for the labor it has cost him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.