Become Hebrew Cadence

 Become Hebrew Cadence!

(My contribution is at the end, after wise words from Brian Moats and Theopolis)

We Become What We Sing Theopolis Moats Leithart

In Medias Res: We Become What We Sing

Tue, Aug 23, 2022 8:46 am

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August 23, 2022

Friends of Theopolis,

In the beginning, God created man in His image by His word. In singing the Psalter, He continues to create us in His image by His word. As we sing the divine hymnal, the word of God forms us more and more into the image of Christ. We become what we sing.

When we sing the Psalms, we are joining in with God's singing. We sing to God, we sing with God, and we sing as the body of Christ on earth. Jesus is a singing Messiah, and He sings in and through us, His body.

On earth as it is in heaven.

Our union with our King is actualized in a unique way when we, in the Spirit, sing the Songs that the Spirit of Christ composed. Our voice becomes His in these polyphonic moments of worship.

In Psalm singing, God's word enters our very bodies as we breathe them back to Him.

At the first regional course on How to Sing the Psalms in Wichita, KS, Paul Buckley and I were able to lay out a Theopolitan Vision of Psalm Singing, along with many hours of practical training in chant. Here's what pastor Kyle Lammott, a Theopolis Fellow, had to say about the weekend.

"The Theopolis course, How to Sing the Psalms, is a robust, accessible, practical deep-dive into singing God's words back to him. The impact of this course will continue to be felt in our church's worship for years to come. Singing the Psalms word for word can feel like a Herculean task for many churches. And this is where the course is truly remarkable. After the first few hours of instruction and practice, chanting the Psalms got into the bones of everyone in attendance. After finishing the course, we were roaring the Psalms together as if we had been singing God's word our whole lives."

After our final psalm-roar on Saturday, the group asked if they could lay hands on Paul and I to pray. They gathered around, and pastor Kyle prayed for a great increase in psalm-singers across the world, and for the maturity of the body of Christ as we learn to sing the Psalter in this course.

We trust the Lord will answer.

Blessings,

Brian Moats

Reply: An Option

Dear Brian Moats:

Perhaps we can sing Hebrew Cadence also.

Cascione, after Jordan, after Casuto sees the number of times something is mentioned in a pericope as important. He uses this Hebrew Cadence to exegete parts of the New Testament, finding it. ‘Repetition in the Bible’ is his work.

This nobody has done something with Psalm 117, with 150:6, thus.

There are 5 commands to praise, 6 praisers, and 7 Praised. KJV

Assigning one note of 7 to each, we would sing note5 for praise!, 4 to praiser, and 3 to Praised, thus:

5 O praise

3 the Lord

4 all ye nations

5 Praise

3 Him

4 all ye peoples

3 For His mercifulkindness is great

4 toward us

5 Praise

4 ye

3 the Lord

4 Let everything that hath breath

5 Praise

3 The Lord

5 Praise

4 ye

3 the Lord

It would be even better to use Hebrew.

I pray that Pastor Keuning will help the immusicate nobody, patternist, translate this.

Love in King Jesus,

Chuck Hartman