The Girlhood Gazette » psalter http://maidensofvirtue.com/blog A potpourri of musings, poetry, recipes and fun for young ladies Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:33:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Singing the Psalms http://maidensofvirtue.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/24/singing-the-psalms/ http://maidensofvirtue.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/24/singing-the-psalms/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:14:48 +0000 Miss Kathryn http://maidensofvirtue.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/24/singing-the-psalms/ Psalter, Vision ForumA while ago our church purchased a bunch of Psalters and we started singing them in our services each week. We as a family also purchased one and use it in our personal family singing.

These are literally the entire book of Psalms set to music. We have really enjoyed learning them in 4 part harmony (I am soprano, my sister is alto, my self-sacrificing mom sings tenor when possible, and Dad is bass).

Singing the Psalms are a great way to memorize them, and these are not “childish” tunes as many Scripture songs are; these are more like hymns – some of the Psalms are actually set to hymn melodies. Of course, the Psalms are “edited” to fit the verses (not word-for-word out of the KJV).

If you have not already purchased this book, I would strongly recommend that you do so! You can buy it from Vision Forum HERE.

Also, if you want to learn these in 4 part, you can get tutorial CDs. Each CD has the Psalms with the full-harmony, and then afterward the parts are broken up so each person can learn their part. Great for learning the Psalms in the car! (We have volumes 1 and 2, and I can’t remember which one it is but one doesn’t have very good audio quality – still it’s helpful if you do better learning by ear):

O Sing A New Psalm: Learn to Sing the Psalms in 4 Part Harmony, Vol. I

Songs of the Remnant (Vol. II)

Nations Praise (Vol. III)

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