I. Introduction
II. Music and Worship in the Early Church : Two Major Concerns
1. Rejection of Music Instruments in Worship: Against Pagan Antiquity
2. Approval of Songs in Unison: Solidarity in the Body of Christ
III. The Rise and Function of Liturgical Psalm-singing in the Early Church
1. Responsorial Psalmody in Liturgy
2. The Function of Music: To Serve the Meaning of Words and Inspire “Weaker Spirits”
IV. The Protestant Reformation and Congregational Singing: Hymnody and Psalter
1. Luther and German Mass (1526): Hymn-singing
2. Calvin and The Geneva Psalter (1562): Psalm with metrical singing
V. Conclusion: Musical Setting of Liturgical Psalm-singing in Worship
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