The songs we sing

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Date posted:  1 Aug 2014
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The songs we sing

Derek Bigg considers how they affect us

‘Music is a gift of God... After theology I accord to music the highest place and greatest honour.’

So said Martin Luther, who composed chorales to be sung by all the people, not just the clergy as in the Roman Catholic Church of his day. It is largely to him that we owe today’s opportunities for congregational singing.

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