About the Book
Book: Psalm Hymns, Volume Five, Psalms 107-150
Author: L.L. Larkins
Genre: Non-Fiction
Release Date: July 10, 2019
You’ve landed on the final book of Biblical Psalms in the Psalm Hymns series, Volume Five, Psalms 107-150 contains singable, recitable psalms in full form, adapted from the Biblical Psalms.
In this last volume of the Psalm Hymns series, you are offered a method for singing book V of the Biblical Psalms. Maybe your favorite psalm is included.
There are some sticky psalms, like Psalm 119- King David’s love poem to God’s law. You can ask yourself while singing it, why the law is important to a King. Psalm 137 is full of bile and bitterness, written by the remnant captives after the desolation of Jerusalem. But there are also the most lyrical and beautiful of praises for the eternal rule of God found in the Psalms of Ascent and in Psalm 107 and Psalm 136.
Psalm 139 is the lyrical ode and articulate description of God knitting our bodies together in secret, and how He watches over and cares for us no matter where we go.
The Celebration Psalms finish out the entire book of Psalms and Psalm Hymns series as a grand finale.
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About the Author
L. L. Larkins graduated with a double major in Bible and Music from Colorado Christian University. Larkins is not a public speaker and in fact, enjoys being slightly incognito. This keeps the focus on the experience of singing the Psalms in each one’s own fashion or group. It also keeps any hero-worship or dart-throwing contests about the author at bay.More from L. L. Larkins
Psalm Hymns: Volume Five, Psalms 107-150 by L. L. Larkins
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
My only criticism is minor, but it is two-fold. First of all, I am a musician, and I wish the book had a companion book (and maybe it does but I couldn’t find anything) so that the music could match the words a little easier. Or, if the reader is unfamiliar with the song, having some kind of audio/visual guide would make things easier to follow. In fact, even for the hymns I knew, it was sometimes a real challenge to make the words match the melody.
The second part of my criticism speaks more to the poet/musician/lyricist within me. There are times that the words of the Psalm do not fit well with the melody. In fact, some of the old hymns do the same thing. The natural flow of the poetry doesn’t always match with the flow of the melody line. And while this is a massive undertaking, there are some hymns that I would not truly want to sing out loud. While it is Scripture and in that culture in which they were written it made sense, some are not conducive to our Western music sensibilities.
In spite of these criticisms, I see the value of this volume, and I would find it quite intriguing to read the other volumes in this treasury.
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Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, L.L. is giving away the grand prize package of signed copies of the Psalm Hymns books (1-5)!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
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Sounds like a lovely book.
Marilyn
