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The Reasonableness of Setting Forth the Most Worthy Praise of Almighty God
The Reasonableness of Setting Forth the Most Worthy Praise of Almighty God Author:William Smith Subtitle: According to the Usage of the Primitive Church; With Historical Views of the Nature, Origin, and Progress of Metre Psalmody General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1814 Original Publisher: Printed and sold by T. and J. Swords Subjects: Anglican chants Church music Anglican Communion Music / Religiou... more »s / Christian Religion / Christianity / Anglican Religion / Christianity / Episcopalian Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: OBJECTION V. i' " Chanting takes up too much time." REPLY. This is not a rational, but a mere physical objection. By actual experiment it hath been ascertained that the difference of time between the reading and the chanting of all the hymns of morning prayer, does not exceed eight or nine minutes at the utmost. And is this sufficient ground whereon to build an objection to the primitive way of "- setting fortli God's most worthy praise ?" Time is the most precious of all the terrestrial gifts of God to the children of men. There is but a single moment of it in the world at once, which, when withdrawn, is instantly succeeded by another. The, present moment only is ours; the future lies hidden in the abyss of eternity. Wisely do we appreciate the fleeting moments, if we employ them so as to make them passports to the glory which is yet to be revealed; Our bodies and our souls have each of them claims upon our time; but we must not forget that God has a superior claim. Every part of the Christian's duty requires a portion of time commensurate to its nature and its final consequences. The oblation of praise is one of our most exalted duties, and the time necessary to i(s due celebration vill always ascend up before God, as a memorial of our love an...« less