Four centuries of Scottish psalmody
Edition: 2nd impression.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1950
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Hymns; History and criticism; Paraphrases; Psalmody; English Hymns; Church of Scotland; Bible
Table of contents: title: The beginnings of metrical psalmody; title: The French psalter, 1541-62; title: The Anglo-Genevan psalter, 1561; title: The English psalter, 1562; title: The composition of the psalter; title: The St. Andrews psalter, 1562-6; title: The great Scottish psalter of 1635; title: The genesis of the second (1650) psalter; title: Francis Rous and the Scottish psalter; title: The great eclipse; title: The eclipse begins to pass; title: Obstacles to reform: 1. the early precentors; title: Obstacles to reform: 2. the people; title: The rise of the choir movement; title: Practice-verses; title: The newer types of psalm tunes; title: The era of the great precentors; title: Attempts to enlarge the scope of psalmody; title: Literary defects; title: The future of Scottish psalmody.