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Exclusive psalmody

Index Exclusive psalmody

Exclusive psalmody is the practice of singing only the biblical Psalms in congregational singing as worship. [1]

79 relations: A cappella, Ambrose, American Presbyterian Church (founded 1979), Anglicanism, Associated Presbyterian Churches, Australian Free Church, Bay Psalm Book, Benjamin Keach, Calvinism, Canticle, Cantor (Christianity), Catechesis, Congregational church, Congregational singing, Dutch Reformed Church, Early Christianity, Eastern Christianity, Edward Leigh (writer), Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Australia), Free Church of Scotland (Continuing), Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, Free Reformed Churches of North America, Göttingen, Geneva, Genevan Psalter, Gereja Jemaat Protestan di Indonesia, Hallelujah, Hymn, Hymnbooks of the Church of Scotland, Isaac Watts, Jewish prayer, John Ball (Puritan), John Calvin, Konstanz, Liturgical music, Martin Luther, Metrical psalter, Monasticism, Netherlands Reformed Congregations, New Testament, Nigeria Reformed Church, Odes of Solomon, Old Testament, Old-Reformed Congregations (unconnected), Old-Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Pietism, Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia, Presbyterian Reformed Church (North America), ..., Presbyterianism, Psalms, Psalter, Puritans, Reformation, Reformed Baptists, Reformed Church in Hungary, Reformed Congregations, Reformed Congregations in North America, Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands, Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands (unconnected), Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia, Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland, Reformed Presbyterian Church of Malawi, Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland, Reformed Presbyterian churches, Reformed worship, Regulative principle of worship, Restored Reformed Church, Southern Presbyterian Church (Australia), Strasbourg, Thomas Ford (minister), Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Western Christianity, Westminster John Knox, Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States, Worship, Yale University Press. Expand index (29 more) »

A cappella

A cappella (Italian for "in the manner of the chapel") music is specifically group or solo singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way.

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Ambrose

Aurelius Ambrosius (– 397), better known in English as Ambrose, was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century.

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American Presbyterian Church (founded 1979)

The American Presbyterian Church was formed in 1979 by 5 ministers who were separated from the Bible Presbyterian Church, when it dissolved the BPC Philadelphia Presbytery.

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Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that evolved out of the practices, liturgy and identity of the Church of England following the Protestant Reformation.

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Associated Presbyterian Churches

The Associated Presbyterian Churches (APC) is a Scottish Christian denomination (with a congregation in Canada), formed in 1989 from part of the community of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland.

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Australian Free Church

Australian Free Church is a Presbyterian denomination in Australia.

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Bay Psalm Book

The Bay Psalm Book was the first book printed in British North America.

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Benjamin Keach

Benjamin Keach (29 February 1640 – 18 July 1704) was a Particular Baptist preacher and author in London whose name was given to Keach's Catechism.

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Calvinism

Calvinism (also called the Reformed tradition, Reformed Christianity, Reformed Protestantism, or the Reformed faith) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice of John Calvin and other Reformation-era theologians.

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Canticle

A canticle (from the Latin canticulum, a diminutive of canticum, "song") is a hymn, psalm or other song of praise taken from biblical or holy texts other than the Psalms.

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Cantor (Christianity)

In Christianity, the cantor, sometimes called the precentor or the protopsaltes (from) is the chief singer, and usually instructor, employed at a church, a cathedral or monastery with responsibilities for the ecclesiastical choir and the preparation of liturgy.

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Catechesis

Catechesis (from Greek: κατήχησις, "instruction by word of mouth", generally "instruction") is basic Christian religious education of children and adults.

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Congregational church

Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches; Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Reformed tradition practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs.

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Congregational singing

Congregational singing is the practice of the congregation joining in the music of a church, either in the form of hymns or in the form of the office of the liturgy (for example Gregorian chants).

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Dutch Reformed Church

The Dutch Reformed Church (in or NHK) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation until 1930.

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Early Christianity

Early Christianity, defined as the period of Christianity preceding the First Council of Nicaea in 325, typically divides historically into the Apostolic Age and the Ante-Nicene Period (from the Apostolic Age until Nicea).

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Eastern Christianity

Eastern Christianity consists of four main church families: the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox churches, the Eastern Catholic churches (that are in communion with Rome but still maintain Eastern liturgies), and the denominations descended from the Church of the East.

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Edward Leigh (writer)

Sir Edward Leigh (24 March 1602 – 2 June 1671) was an English lay writer, known particularly for his works on religious topics, and a politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1645 to 1648.

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Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Australia)

The Evangelical Presbyterian Church is a small Reformed Christian denomination.

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Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)

The Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) (Scottish Gaelic: An Eaglais Shaor Leantainneach) is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination which was formed in January 2000.

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Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland

The Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: An Eaglais Shaor Chlèireach) was formed in 1893 and claims to be the spiritual descendant of the Scottish Reformation: its web-site states that it is 'the constitutional heir of the historic Church of Scotland'.

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Free Reformed Churches of North America

The Free Reformed Churches of North America (FRCNA) is a theologically conservative federation of churches in the Dutch Calvinist tradition with congregations in the United States and Canada.

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Göttingen

Göttingen (Low German: Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Geneva

Geneva (Genève, Genèva, Genf, Ginevra, Genevra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of the Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

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Genevan Psalter

The Genevan Psalter, also known as The Huguenot Psalter, is a collection of metrical psalms created under the supervision of John Calvin for liturgical use by the Reformed churches of the city of Geneva in the sixteenth century.

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Gereja Jemaat Protestan di Indonesia

Gereja Jemaat Protestan di Indonesia is a Reformed church in the Province of Papua in Indonesia.

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Hallelujah

Hallelujah is an English interjection.

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Hymn

A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification.

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Hymnbooks of the Church of Scotland

Decisions concerning the conduct of public worship in the Church of Scotland are entirely at the discretion of the parish minister.

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Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts (17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748) was an English Christian minister (Congregational), hymn writer, theologian, and logician.

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Jewish prayer

Jewish prayer (תְּפִלָּה, tefillah; plural תְּפִלּוֹת, tefillot; Yiddish תּפֿלה tfile, plural תּפֿלות tfilles; Yinglish: davening from Yiddish דאַוון daven ‘pray’) are the prayer recitations and Jewish meditation traditions that form part of the observance of Rabbinic Judaism.

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John Ball (Puritan)

John Ball (October 1585 – 20 October 1640) was an English puritan divine.

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John Calvin

John Calvin (Jean Calvin; born Jehan Cauvin; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.

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Konstanz

Konstanz (locally; formerly English: Constance, Czech: Kostnice, Latin: Constantia) is a university city with approximately 83,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south of Germany, bordering Switzerland.

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Liturgical music

Liturgical music originated as a part of religious ceremony, and includes a number of traditions, both ancient and modern.

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Martin Luther

Martin Luther, (10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation.

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Metrical psalter

A metrical psalter is a kind of Bible translation: a book containing a metrical translation of all or part of the Book of Psalms in vernacular poetry, meant to be sung as hymns in a church.

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Monasticism

Monasticism (from Greek μοναχός, monachos, derived from μόνος, monos, "alone") or monkhood is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work.

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Netherlands Reformed Congregations

The Netherlands Reformed Congregations, is a conservative denomination with congregations in Canada, the United States and Bolivia.

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New Testament

The New Testament (Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, trans. Hē Kainḕ Diathḗkē; Novum Testamentum) is the second part of the Christian biblical canon, the first part being the Old Testament, based on the Hebrew Bible.

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Nigeria Reformed Church

The Nigeria Reformed Church was a mission project of the Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands.

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Odes of Solomon

The Odes of Solomon is a collection of 42 odes attributed to Solomon.

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Old Testament

The Old Testament (abbreviated OT) is the first part of Christian Bibles, based primarily upon the Hebrew Bible (or Tanakh), a collection of ancient religious writings by the Israelites believed by most Christians and religious Jews to be the sacred Word of God.

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Old-Reformed Congregations (unconnected)

The Old-Reformed Congregations (unconnected) was founded by Rev.

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Old-Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands

The Old-Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands is a pietistic Reformed denomination in the Netherlands.

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Oxford

Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.

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Pietism

Pietism (from the word piety) was an influential movement in Lutheranism that combined its emphasis on Biblical doctrine with the Reformed emphasis on individual piety and living a vigorous Christian life.

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Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia

The Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia (PCEA) is a small Presbyterian denomination which was formed in Sydney on 10 October 1846 by three ministers and a ruling elder.

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Presbyterian Reformed Church (North America)

The Presbyterian Reformed Church is a Christian denomination that was founded in Ontario, Canada on November 17, 1965, whose churches continue the historic Scottish Presbyterian orthodoxy in doctrine, worship, government and discipline, on the basis of a conviction that these principles and practices are founded in and are agreeable to the Word of God.

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Presbyterianism

Presbyterianism is a part of the reformed tradition within Protestantism which traces its origins to Britain, particularly Scotland, and Ireland.

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Psalms

The Book of Psalms (תְּהִלִּים or, Tehillim, "praises"), commonly referred to simply as Psalms or "the Psalms", is the first book of the Ketuvim ("Writings"), the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament.

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Psalter

A psalter is a volume containing the Book of Psalms, often with other devotional material bound in as well, such as a liturgical calendar and litany of the Saints.

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Puritans

The Puritans were English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify" the Church of England from its "Catholic" practices, maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed.

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Reformation

The Reformation (or, more fully, the Protestant Reformation; also, the European Reformation) was a schism in Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther and continued by Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin and other Protestant Reformers in 16th century Europe.

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Reformed Baptists

Reformed Baptists (sometimes known as Particular Baptists or Calvinistic Baptists) are Baptists that hold to a Calvinist soteriology.

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Reformed Church in Hungary

The Reformed Church in Hungary (Magyarországi Református Egyház) is the largest Protestant church in Hungary.

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Reformed Congregations

The Reformed Congregations (in Dutch: Gereformeerde Gemeenten, abbreviated GerGem) is a conservative Reformed church with 152 congregations in the Netherlands, 1 in Randburg South Africa and 1 congregation in Carterton, New Zealand.

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Reformed Congregations in North America

The Reformed Congregations in North America has official ties with the Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands, and the churches are mainly in Canada.

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Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands

The Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands (Dutch: Gereformeerden Gemeenten in Nederland, abbreviated GGiN) is a pietistic Reformed church mainly in the Netherlands and has 5 congregations in North America and a church in Pretoria, South Africa.

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Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands (unconnected)

The Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands (unconnected) was founded in 1980, by a dissenting group from the Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands.

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Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia

The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia is a Calvinist denomination in Australia.

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Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland

The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland is a Presbyterian denomination in Ireland.

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Reformed Presbyterian Church of Malawi

The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Malawi was initiated by mission work of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, and was founded in 1985.

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Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America

The Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA), a Christian church, is a Presbyterian denomination with churches throughout the United States, in Canada, and in Japan.

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Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland

The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland is a Christian denomination.

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Reformed Presbyterian churches

The Reformed Presbyterian Church is a group of denominations following a Presbyterian form of Protestant Christianity.

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Reformed worship

Reformed worship is religious devotion to God as conducted by Reformed or Calvinistic Christians, including Presbyterians.

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Regulative principle of worship

The regulative principle of worship is a Christian doctrine, held by some Calvinists and Anabaptists, that God commands churches to conduct public services of worship using certain distinct elements affirmatively found in Scripture, and conversely, that God prohibits any and all other practices in public worship.

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Restored Reformed Church

The Restored Reformed Church (Hersteld Hervormde Kerk, abbreviated HHK) is a Reformed Christian denomination in the Netherlands.

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Southern Presbyterian Church (Australia)

The Southern Presbyterian Church is a small denomination with a community of about 130 persons located exclusively in Tasmania, Australia.

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Strasbourg

Strasbourg (Alsatian: Strossburi; Straßburg) is the capital and largest city of the Grand Est region of France and is the official seat of the European Parliament.

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Thomas Ford (minister)

Thomas Ford (1598–1674) was an English nonconformist minister, a member of the Westminster Assembly and ejected minister of 1662.

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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (V&R) is a scholarly publishing house based in Göttingen, Germany.

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Western Christianity

Western Christianity is the type of Christianity which developed in the areas of the former Western Roman Empire.

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Westminster John Knox

Westminster John Knox is a book publisher in Louisville, Kentucky and is part of Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, the publishing arm of the Louisville, Kentucky-based Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Their publishing focus is on books in.

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Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States

The Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States (WPCUS) is a small Presbyterian denomination which was constituted in January 2006 in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.

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Worship

Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity.

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Yale University Press

Yale University Press is a university press associated with Yale University.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusive_psalmody

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