Congregational Singing

Colossians 3:16
Congregational Singing

 Preliminary
 History
 Philosophy
 Principles
 Applications
Congregational Singing

 Preliminary
Congregational Singing

Music is an important
part of worship
Congregational Singing

“O sing unto the LORD a new

song; for he hath done
marvellous things.”

Psalm 98:1
Congregational Singing

 Preliminary
 History
History of Congregational Singing

• New Testament
- Scriptures
History of Congregational Singing

• New Testament
- Scriptures
- Christ-centered
History of Congregational Singing

• New Testament
- Scriptures
- Christ-centered
- Congregational
History of Congregational Singing

• New Testament
• First 400 years
History of Congregational Singing

• New Testament
• First 400 years
• Middle Ages (5th-15th)
History of Congregational Singing

“Besides the appointed

singers… others shall not sing
in the church.”

Council of Laodicea (367)

History of Congregational Singing

• New Testament
• First 400 years
• Middle Ages (5th-15th)
• Reformation (16th – 17th)
History of Congregational Singing

“Luther recovered the

congregations’ singing, Zwingli
denied it, and Calvin restricted it.”

Paul Westermeyer, Te Deum.

History of Congregational Singing

• New Testament
• First 400 years
• Middle Ages (5th-15th)
• Reformation (16th -17th)
• Isaac Watts (18th)
Isaac Watts

Within 150 years of his death a survey

of 750 hymnals revealed that 40
percent of the songs were by Isaac
Watts!
History of Congregational Singing

• New Testament
• First 400 years
• Middle Ages (5th-15th)
• Reformation (16th-17th)
• Isaac Watts (18th)
• Revivalist Movement (19th-20th)
History of Congregational Singing

• New Testament
• First 400 years
• Middle Ages (5th-15th)
• Reformation (16th-17th)
• Isaac Watts (18th)
• Revivalist Movement (19th-20th)
• Modern Era
Congregational Singing

 Preliminary
 History
 Philosophy
Philosophy

At SRBC we desire to engage in

reverent worship by offering the
appropriate hymns and songs
from historical as well as current
sources.
Congregational Singing

There are two extremes that

may stifle congregational
singing: Stale Traditionalism
and Consumer Christianity.
Philosophy

At SRBC we desire to engage in

reverent worship by offering the
appropriate hymns and songs
from historical as well as current
sources.
Congregational Singing

 Preliminary
 History
 Philosophy
 Principles
Principles

 Substance
Principles

 Substance
 Reverence
Principles

 Substance
 Reverence
 Historicity
His Robes for Mine

His robes for mine: God’s justice is

appeased.
Jesus is crushed, and thus the Father’s
pleased.
Christ drank God’s wrath on sin, then
cried “‘Tis done!”
Sin’s wage is paid; propitiation won.
In Christ Alone

Til on that cross as Jesus died

The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live
Principles

 Substance
 Reverence
 Historicity
 Reverence
Principles

 Substance
 Reverence
 Historicity
 Reverence
 Community
A New Beginning