PROSPECT HEIGHTS — If you were to draw a musical timeline of traditional hymns and prayers heard in the Church, it would start with the psalms heard in Jewish synagogues.
liturgy, such as the monotheistic belief in one God, and the singing of psalms and hymns, were originally borrowed from the Old Testament. That’s why some early Christian hymns were adapted from Hebrew songs.
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