Our Own Hymn Book Versus God’s Own Hymn Book: A Critique of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster Hymnal
Rev. Angus Stewart defends the exclusive use of inspired Psalms in corporate worship against the practice of singing uninspired hymns, arguing that God-breathed Psalms possess inherent superiority in authority, infallibility, and doctrinal purity. This critique of modern hymnal selections articulates the Reformed regulative principle of worship and presents a theological case for Psalm-only singing based on the unique character of canonical Scripture.
Rev. Angus Stewart Introduction Churches today usually sing three or four songs in their worship services. Every use of a “hymn” (an uninspired composition) displaces a Psalm. Each time this happens, - a God-breathed Psalm (II Tim. 3:16) is replaced by that which is not God-breathed - an infallible and inerrant Psalm (John 10:35) is replaced by that which is liable to error and, in many instances, errant - a Psalm written by a “holy man of God” who was “moved by the Holy Ghost” (II Pet....