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Video: “Very Meet to Be Used of All Sorts of People”: Exploring the First Anglican Hymn Book

2/5/21 | Music | by David Sinden

Video: “Very Meet to Be Used of All Sorts of People”: Exploring the First Anglican Hymn Book

Dr. Samantha Arten, a member of the St. Peter’s Choir, holds a PhD in musicology and is finishing up her book about the first hymnal of the Church of England. Learn how The Whole Booke of Psalmes, first published in 1562, helped to shape Anglican Christians as a singing people.

This virtual conversation was part of the Living Tradition series at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, St. Louis. This series celebrates 30 years of monthly services of Choral Evensong at St. Peter's with an exploration of music and liturgy.