A History of Christian Psalmody: From Pauline Mission to the End of the Fifth Century Creeds the Gospels

the Gospels

it went through numerous editions and has been reprinted more frequently than has any other of Edwards’ works

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these psalmists take believers by the hand and guide us in our communion with God

A History of Christian Psalmody: From Pauline Mission to the End of the Fifth Century Creeds the GospelsIn A History of Christian Psalmody, Charles H. Cosgrove traces the history of Christian psalm singing during the church's first five centuries. It describes the nature and development of psalmody in a wide range of settings, including personal and domestic devotion, daily cathedral rituals, annual feasts such as Christmas and Easter, the ascetic practices of city Christians and desert monks, and public events of the church such as martyr parades,