JD
Puritan Board Freshman
This summer I was blessed with the oppurtunity to introduce a capella psalm singing to our congregation in conjunction with a "Psalms of Summer" sermon series. We sung the Psalm being preached each week.
Each week I searched for a setting I could match to a tune the congregation was already familiar with. For the most part I pulled from The Book of Psalms for Singing or Sing Psalms. The response was mixed (we are a Baptist church - not many members have ever experienced Psalm singing), but it sounds like the elders liked it enough to want to continue the practice as a regular part of our service week to week.
So my question is: what are the best psalm settings (from any psalter) that I might add to our song book? Which are you favorites to sing congregationally? Obviously I will include Psalm 100, but other than no decisions have been made.
Thanks in advance!
Each week I searched for a setting I could match to a tune the congregation was already familiar with. For the most part I pulled from The Book of Psalms for Singing or Sing Psalms. The response was mixed (we are a Baptist church - not many members have ever experienced Psalm singing), but it sounds like the elders liked it enough to want to continue the practice as a regular part of our service week to week.
So my question is: what are the best psalm settings (from any psalter) that I might add to our song book? Which are you favorites to sing congregationally? Obviously I will include Psalm 100, but other than no decisions have been made.
Thanks in advance!