Liturgies from the Past for the Present
EDITED BY
JONATHAN GIBSON & MARK EARNGEY
New Growth Press, Greensboro, NC 27401
Copyright © 2018 by Jonathan Gibson and Mark Earngey.
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Luther’s German Mass musical notation: copyright © 2018 by Joseph Waggoner.
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ISBN 978-1-948130-21-9 (Print)
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data on file
Names: Gibson, Jonathan, 1977– editor.
Title: Reformation worship : liturgies from the past for the present/Jonathan Gibson and Mark Earngey, editors.
Description: Greensboro, NC : New Growth Press, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018003207 | ISBN 9781948130219 (hardcover)
Subjects: LCSH: Liturgics. | Reformation.
Classification: LCC BV178 .R44 2018 | DDC 264/.042—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018003207
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen. Amen.
Leila Judith Grace Gibson
Stillborn, 39 weeks
(17 March 2016, Cambridge)
There is a happy land, far, far away,
Where saints in glory stand, bright, bright as day.
Oh, how they sweetly sing, “Worthy is our Savior King!”
Loud let his praises ring, praise, praise for aye.
(Andrew Young, 1838)
Blessed are those who dwell in your house,
ever singing your praise! Selah
(Ps. 84:4)
To my parents:
Wesley and Evelyne
Joyful. Gracious. Prayerful.
Thank you for showing me that the kingdom of God
is not a matter of talk but of power.
With affection,
Jonny
Sine quibus non
To my parents:
Richard and Joyce
Ever-supportive. Ever-patient. Ever-kind.
Thank you for showing me what faith, hope, and love look like.
I eagerly await us being “caught up together … in the clouds to
meet the Lord.”
With gratitude and love,
Mark
Non ego sed Christus
Foreword by Sinclair B. Ferguson
Table of Full and Abbreviated English Titles
English Titles for Latin Chants
1. Worship: On Earth as It Is in Heaven
Jonathan Gibson
2. Soli Deo Gloria: The Reformation of Worship
Mark Earngey
3. Worshiping in the Tradition: Principles from the Past for the Present
Jonathan Gibson & Mark Earngey
Martin Luther
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About Reformation Worship: Liturgies from the past for the PresentReformation Worship is an invaluable tool for pastors, worship leaders, and anyone interested in seeking to craft public worship services in the great tradition of the early Reformers. Authors Jonathan Gibson and Mark Earngey help to transform corporate worship by including twenty-six liturgies, along with historical introductions that provide fresh analysis into their origins. Christians learn to worship from the generations of God’s people who have worshipped before them. We sing psalms, because thousands of years ago, God’s people sang them. Five hundred years ago, the leaders of the Reformation transformed Christian worship by encouraging the active participation and understanding of the individual worshiper. Christian worship today is built on this foundation. Jonathan Gibson and Mark Earngey have made worship resources from the Reformation era accessible by compiling the most comprehensive collection of liturgies from that era into newly translated modern English from the original German, Dutch, French, Latin, and early English. The structure of the liturgies, language, and rhythm continue to communicate the gospel in word and sacrament today. They provide a deep sense of God’s call to worship and an appreciation for the Reformers as, first and foremost, men who wanted to help God’s people worship. This book will also be of great interest to theological scholars and students who wish to understand early Reformation leaders. A useful tool for individuals, Reformation Worship can be used as a powerful devotional to guide daily prayer and reflection. By providing a connection to Reformation worship, Gibson and Earngey hope their work will inspire readers to experience what John Calvin described as the purpose of all church worship: “To what end is the preaching of the Word, the sacraments, the holy congregations themselves, and indeed the whole external government of the church, except that we may be united to God?” |
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