Genevan Psalter

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Also known as: French Psalter

Genevan Psalter, hymnal initiated in 1539 by the French Protestant reformer and theologian John Calvin and published in a complete edition in 1562. The 150 biblical psalms were translated into French by Clément Marot and Theodore Beza and set to music by Loys Bourgeois, Claude Goudimel, and others. With the publication of this psalter in French, Calvin intended to return singing to the congregation rather than to rely upon the trained singers of a choir. The Genevan Psalter was soon translated into the Dutch language, and, though it had less influence on the English church, its importance to the hymnody ...(100 of 109 words)