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Awhile back, I'd heard of an OPC Psalter-Hymnal in development. Any news on that front?
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The Rev. Alan Strange spoke about the Psalter-hymnal project. It is hoped that this resource for the church will be ready by 2011.
Why don't they just use the RPCNAs? Is it bad or defective?
I thought there was already a Trinity psalter, a subset of the psalms only taken out of the hymnal, a little paperback. Am I having a premature senior moment? I have been out of the OPC a while and our congregation didn't use it
I dont have the minuets of the 08 GA in front of me (I will get the minuets and post what I find in them in this thread next time), but I know the reasoning behind the Psalter-Hymnal was discussed at GA. I guess it would make sense to have one book instead of two to have to pick up during public worship. I enjoy the RPCNA's Book of Psalms for Singing though and am glad we are working with them and others in making of the psalter-hymnal. May the Lord bless the fruits of these labors.
They already have ONE , it has psalms and hymns in it.
The only reason for a psalter is if you don't want the hymns.
They already have ONE , it has psalms and hymns in it.
The only reason for a psalter is if you don't want the hymns.
The only reason for a psalter is if you don't want the hymns.
I dont think this is true, considering that EP is not the historic position of OPC on this matter and has been considerd in the past at the 13 GA minority report.
Then as you say, if they just want to have access to all 150 why not add them into the hymnall so its one book?
The only reason to have a psalter is for those who don't want the hymns in it. Like Dearly Bought that posted above.
You don't have a problem with a psalter being a separate book right?
I don't have a concern at all.
I was saying to Dearly Bought who posted above us that we should only have a psalter, that they would not have problem with a separate psalter. They are Exclusive Psalmists.
My thought was I agreed with you, why not have them all in one book. Why have a hymnal and a psalter in two books. The only reason not to would be if you were an exclusive psalmist who would not want a psalter hymnal, but only a psalter
I guess my attempts at dry subtle humor is too subtle and not funny. I should quit attempting
I am a little slow at picking up on subtle humor. I am more of slapstick kind of guy
I am a little slow at picking up on subtle humor. I am more of slapstick kind of guy
Well them maybe I should just slap ya with a stick!
It is a good thing to provide all 150 Psalms to OP congregations. I understand the intention of a prior OP GA was to include a complete Psalter in the latest Trinity Hymnal. For some reason it didn’t happen. So, the 2006 GA committed funds to producing one, regardless of whether Great Commissions Publications or the PCA wants to be part of this. There were guidelines adopted by the 2006 GA for this Psalter-Hymnal. A large part of the work is getting permission to use copyrighted word and music.
I appreciate the OPC making available both majority (pro-hymnody) and minority (pro-psalmody) reports. Remember, neither was adopted; both were received. Technically, this matter is still under study in the OPC, happily with a growing use of Psalms in public worship.
I encourage people to read both reports. The minority report is good, effectively making the usual arguments for exclusive use of canonical content in sung praise. However, the majority report is even more interesting. As the burden of proof belongs to the pro non-canonical hymnody side, it is interesting to find the good efforts of the majority of the committee did not prove their case.
I’ve considered this matter since 1990. In 2003-2004, I spent more than a year reading extensively on this subject. The majority report, more than anything else, tipped me toward pro Exclusive Psalmody position by their failure to make their case.