Hymnbooks Of The Church Of Scotland
Decisions concerning the conduct of public worship in the Church of Scotland are entirely at the discretion of the parish minister. As a result, a wide variety of musical resources are used. However, at various times in its history, the General Assembly has commissioned volumes of psalms and hymns for use by congregations.
Read more about Hymnbooks Of The Church Of Scotland: Scottish Psalter (1564), Scots Metrical Psalter (1650), Church Hymnary (1898), Church Hymnary, Revised Edition (1927), Church Hymnary, Third Edition (1973), Songs of God's People (1988), Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition (2005)
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