A Short Essay Toward the Improvement of Psalmody

Name: A Short Essay Toward the Improvement of Psalmody
Author: Isaac Watts

by Isaac Watts

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A Short Essay Toward the Improvement of Psalmody Or, An Enquiry How the Psalms of David Ought to Be Translated into Christian Songs, and How Lawful and Necessary It Is to Compose Other Hymns According to the Clearer Revelations of the Gospel, for the Use of the Christian Church.

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Project Gutenberg

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2009-11-06

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Public domain in the USA.

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Psalmody

About the author

Isaac Watts

1674–1748

Best known as the "Father of English hymnody," this English minister and writer helped transform congregational singing with vivid, personal hymns that are still sung today. He also wrote devotional works, essays, and poems for children, bringing warmth and clarity to both worship and everyday reading.

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