The Psalter: Songs and Canticles for Singing

by Westminster John Knox Press

Book Overview

Singing the psalms is one of the richest treasures of both Jewish and Christian worship. Across the ages, singing the psalms has been an important part of communal and private prayer. In The Psalter: Psalms and Canticles for Singing , one will find a variety of responsorial psalm settings ranging from old forms to the contemporary. It includes plainsong, Anglican chant, Gelineau psalmody, and an abundance of contemporary settings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664254454
• ISBN13: 9780664254452
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 10.9"