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title: 'The Hallelujah: A Book for the Service of Song in the House of the Lord; Containing Tunes, Chants, and Anthems, Both for the Choir and the Congregation'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Lowell Mason'
date: 1854-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Hymnody and Psalmody'
- 'Public Worship'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 100'
- 'Psalms 150'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mason-1854-the-hallelujah-a-book-for-the-service-of-song-in-the-house-of-the-lord-containing-tunes-chants-and-anthems-both-for-the-choir-and-the-congregation
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# The Hallelujah: A Book for the Service of Song in the House of the Lord; Containing Tunes, Chants, and Anthems, Both for the Choir and the Congregation

Preface to Lowell Mason's 1854 "The Hallelujah," a hymnbook and singing-school manual advancing psalmody for choir and congregation. Discusses melody, rhythm, harmony, chants, anthems, carols.

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