Afterthought
Puritan Board Senior
I asked a similar question before about how psalms portions are decided for division. This time, my question is: Given that breaking up the Psalm is necessary in order for the singers to catch their breath, wouldn't it be better to sing through the whole Psalm, or at least as much of it as possible, since we argue that these psalms were instituted by God for His worship, and each psalm is a distinct song that forms a unit (Don't know if this is universally true? I heard the Hebrew might combine some psalms into one?) that can be lost when breaking the psalm up? If it is better to sing as much as possible, what keeps the Psalm portions down to around 6-8 verses at a time?
I know that sometimes singing more slowly or more quickly can also affect one's stamina during singing, so I suppose that is one factor one will have to determine. Still, I wonder if we are sometimes capable of singing more than we give ourselves credit? Of course, this question doesn't apply to all; some churches do sing more at a time than others during a service, and perhaps even more during a psalm sing (?).
Thoughts or comments on this? Or answers to the questions posed?
I know that sometimes singing more slowly or more quickly can also affect one's stamina during singing, so I suppose that is one factor one will have to determine. Still, I wonder if we are sometimes capable of singing more than we give ourselves credit? Of course, this question doesn't apply to all; some churches do sing more at a time than others during a service, and perhaps even more during a psalm sing (?).
Thoughts or comments on this? Or answers to the questions posed?
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