The Form of Subscription discussed in this article may be found on page 71 at the back of the Psalter Hymnal. Efforts are being put forth to have this Form revised. A specific amendment is now under consideration by the churches, action on which is scheduled for Synod 1976. A second article on this is […]
The pastor in a Christian Reformed congregation has many responsibilities. Chief among his duties is the preparation for public worship twice each Lord’s Day. We thank God that pastor and people continue to regard the preaching of God’s inspired, infallible Word as the heart of the worship service. Because the ministry of the Word is […]
Heavenly Father, eternal and merciful God, we acknowledge and confess before Thy divine majesty that we are poor miserable sinners. We were conceived and born in utter wickedness and corruption and are prone to all manner of evil and incapable by nature of doing any good. By our sinful life we transgress Thy holy commandments without ceasing, and thereby […]
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through […]
This meeting was the fourth combined meeting of the two committees. Previous meetings were held in London Ontario, Ancaster Ontario and Jenison Michigan, the role of host alternating between the committees. Rev. G. Ph. Van Popta, convener of the Book of Praise committee, led us in opening devotions. The participants reintroduced themselves, and Rev. Allen […]
Christians do not believe in change just for the sake of change. We accept change when it is beneficial, but do not make it our goal. We believe in God. He is the eternal unchanging God Who is forever faithful to His Word, to His children and especially to His church. Therefore, we must be […]
In this third article of the series analyzing the Hymn Proposal [HP], I will look at some of the hymns of the blue Psalter [PH] that have been drastically changed in the HP. The title of the cover page of the HP is: “The Hymn Proposal presented by The Psalter Hymnal Revision Committee of the […]
With an eye toward fast-approaching Synod Nyack 2012, the URCNA Psalter Hymnal Committee met April 10–12 at the facilities of Faith URC in West Olive, Michigan. The main priority for the Committee at this meeting was to select psalm songs to complete the psalter section. In the interest of keeping the churches up-to-date on the […]
In 1999, Synod Hudsonville (MI) tasked the Psalter Hymnal Committee to begin the work of producing a new psalter hymnal for the URCNA and to provide a list of songs to be included to a future synod. Synod Hudsonville also instructed the committee to “consult with those churches with whom we have entered into corresponding […]