Let Justice Sing - Hymnody and Justice

LET JUSTICE SING begins with a survey that shows how justice is an urgent concern of recent hymn writers. To discover if twentieth-century Christians are the first to sing about justice, past hymnic repertoires from the psalms to African-American hymns are analyzed along with a couple related excursions. The broader context for hymnody is then addressed, especially in relation to worship, art, sentimentality, and culture. A final chapter suggests that Christians have always sung about justice, that the message transcends the messengers, that the most potent singing about justice keeps the whole Christian song intact, and that removing justice from the whole loses it. The book falls into three parts: content, context, and the importance of justice within the warp and woof of hymnody.

About the author

Paul Westermeyer, PhD, is Professor of Church Music at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota. He teaches, directs music, and administers a master of sacred music degree program with St. Olaf College. His writing includes numerous articles and books.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Westermeyer
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780814625057
• ISBN: 978-0-8146-2505-7
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 162 g
• Series: American Essays in Liturgy; American Essays in Liturgy
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity