Singing the Reformation
By Magazine Editorial Team
Posted on 7/1/2017 - 5 minute read
Word of God in their minds, so after he revised the Latin service, removing non- biblical elements, he turned his sights on a German service,” says Held. “But the German words did not fit well with music composed for Latin chant, nor was the music conducive to congregational song. So Luther and his colleagues translated the service into German and wrote new melodies that were easier to sing and learn.”
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