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title: 'Church Psalmist, or, Psalms and Hymns: For the Public, Social, and Private Use of Evangelical Christians'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (New School)'
date: 1843-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Hymnody and Psalmody'
- 'Public Worship'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 100'
- 'Psalms 150'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/presbyterian-church-in-the-united-states-of-america-new-school-1843-church-psalmist-or-psalms-and-hymns-for-the-public-social-and-private-use-of-evangelical-christians
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# Church Psalmist, or, Psalms and Hymns: For the Public, Social, and Private Use of Evangelical Christians

Preface to an 1843 hymnal outlining principles for selecting and editing Psalms and hymns: lyric spirit, unity, appropriate length, ministerial study, and Watts' influence.

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