The Paragraph Psalter
Arranged for the Use of Choirs

First published in 1912, this volume presents the complete text of the Book of Psalms arranged by Brooke Foss Westcott.

Brooke Foss Westcott (Author), A. H. Mann (Edited by)

9781107664777, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 12 June 2014

334 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.43 kg

Brooke Foss Westcott (1825–1901) was a British theologian who held the position of Bishop of Durham from 1890 until his death. First published in 1912, as the second edition of an 1879 original, this volume presents the complete text of the Book of Psalms arranged by Westcott 'so as to ensure an intelligent musical rendering of each clause of the separate verses'. The text was revised and edited for its second edition by the British organist and composer of hymns Arthur Henry Mann (1850–1929). This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Psalms, choral music and Church history.

Preface to the original edition
Preface to the revised edition
'The canticles and hymns': At morning prayer
At evening prayer
The psalms of David
Proper psalms on certain days.

Subject Areas: Church history [HRCC2]