Psalter hymnal handbook
Emily Ruth Brink (Editor), Bertus Frederick Polman (Editor)
An indispensable guide for worship leaders, pastors, or anyone interested in the history of the 641 songs in the 1987 Psalter Hymnal. Includes: information on the circumstances under which the songs were written; biographical data on more than 800 authors, translators, composers, and arrangers; tips for effective singing; liturgical suggestions for when and how to use each song in worship; entries on all the creeds, confessions, and liturgical forms; articles on psalm and hymn singing from Bible times to today; many indexes, indicating songs keyed to the Heidelberg Catechism, songs for use with the Revised Common Lectionary, songs with guitar chords, and more
Print Book, English, ©1998
CRC Publications, Grand Rapids, Mich., ©1998