“We and our families stand in need of blessings in a domestic capacity, therefore in that capacity we should pray for them; in that capacity too we receive many blessings; therefore in that capacity we should return thanks for them; and singing of psalms is the most proper method of thanksgiving.” — Samuel Davies, “The Necessity and Excellence of Family Religion” in Sermons on Important Subjects, Vol. 2 (1849 ed.), p. 47