Psalm Praise

Psalm Praise (1973). Primarily prepared for use in the Church of England and published in 1973, this was an attempt to secure the continuing use of psalms in churches which had, by the late 1960s, largely given up singing chanted psalms. The arrival of new liturgies had unintentionally led to the near-demise of Matins (being replaced by Holy Communion as the chief Sunday morning service) and effectively marginalised the use of Psalms and Canticles. A group of younger clergy from the Evangelical tradition (where the omissions were most evident) set about the provision of metrical versions of psalms, canticles, and New Testament passages suitable for singing in local churches. The group...