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Hymns and Hymnody: Historical and Theological Introductions, Volume 2: From Catholic Europe to Protestant Europe is unavailable, but you can change that!

Hymns and the music the church sings are tangible means of expressing worship. And while worship is one of, if not the, central functions of the church along with mission, service, education, justice, and compassion, and occupies a prime focus of our churches, a renewed sense of awareness to our theological presuppositions and cultural cues must be maintained to ensure a proper focus in worship. ...

tell of the loving Kindness of the Lord early in the Morning and of his Truth in the Night season.”15 In the context of British hymnody, the renown of Benjamin Keach (1640–1704) rests squarely on the introduction of hymn singing to his congregation and his public defense of its practice.16 Although he enjoyed considerable religious freedom in his early years, those liberties were radically restricted after 1660. Like many other Baptists following the Restoration, Keach suffered severely for his nonconformist
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