Genevan Psalter

From the French Genevan Psalter, after 1560, one, No. 92.

A Practical Discourse on Some Principles of Hymn-Singing Robert Seymour Bridges 1887

[16] Comparing the English with the French Genevan Psalter, I do not think my judgement is too severe on our own.

A Practical Discourse on Some Principles of Hymn-Singing Robert Seymour Bridges 1887

Many of the tunes in this collection were taken from the Genevan Psalter and Luther's

Sabbath in Puritan New England Alice Morse Earle 1881

Luther's production, while some have believed that Louis Bourgeois, editor of the French _Genevan Psalter_, composed the tune, but the weight of evidence seems to indicate that it was the work of Guillaume le Franc, (William Franck or William the Frenchman,) of Rouen, in

The Story of the Hymns and Tunes Theron Brown 1873

He eagerly promoted the preparation of the Genevan Psalter that ultimately included all of the Psalms in metrical form to be sung by the congregation.

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Indeed the tunes of the Genevan Psalter show a remarkable range of emotion carefully reflecting the emotions of the Psalms for which they were composed.

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Calvin did refer to Plato's attitude toward music quite favorably both in the "Preface" to the Genevan Psalter and elsewhere: "… we all know from experience how great a power music has for moving men's feelings, so that Plato teaches, quite rightly, that in one way or another music is of the greatest value in shaping the moral tone of the state."

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Indeed the tunes of the Genevan Psalter show a remarkable range of emotion carefully reflecting the emotions of the Psalms for which they were composed.

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He carefully supervised the preparation of the Genevan Psalter over the years to insure the composition of appropriate music and in the providence of God was blessed with composers of extraordinary talent like Louis Bourgeois.

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The tunes of the Genevan Psalter with English versifications of the Psalms are available in

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