Rhythmic Psalms: A New Way to Sing All 150 Psalms

Rhythmic Psalms: A New Way to Sing All 150 Psalms

Would you like to sing the Psalms but don’t know where to start? Have you tried singing Psalms as a group, but couldn’t stay together? Are you ready to explore something new, yet ancient, in your worship? Rhythmic Psalms is a new way to sing the Psalms in personal or corporate worship. It builds on the long and continuous tradition of singing or chanting all of the Psalms, with two main differences—the whole text is marked up for singing in rhythm, and the tunes feel more contemporary than ancient or classical. It is most closely related to Anglican Chant. Any Rhythmic Psalm may be sung to any Rhythmic Psalm tune. Using interchangeable tunes for singing the Psalms, which has existed for centuries, allows for variety in mood and style while providing a framework that becomes familiar over time. This book contains a comprehensive tutorial, tunes for getting started, and the Rhythmic Psalms Version of the book of Psalms, a revision of the public domain World English Bible. Psalm singing was abandoned long ago by large segments of the church. Those of us who were never offered the possibility of singing the Psalms have missed out on a feast of song intended to sustain our spiritual lives. Rhythmic Psalms is an experiment done in hopes that it may lead some back to the life-giving practice of singing the Psalms.