Praising the Lord in the Congregation: The Element of Singing (2)
This article examines congregational singing as a central element of Reformed worship, emphasizing how it functions as a corporate dialogue between God and His people. Griess argues that the regulative principle requires congregational singing in public worship and explores how individual voices unite as one body in praise, drawing on Psalm 111:1 to illustrate the covenantal significance of corporate musical response to God.
Previous article in this series: September 1, 2013, p. 464. Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. Psalm 111:1 Introduction Last time we began to examine one of the main elements of Reformed worship that contains our response to God in the service, the element of singing. We discovered that the regulative principle requires the singing of praise in public corporate worship. We noticed the unique form of...
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