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...third volume of his History of the Reformation, Dr. Merle d'Aubigne writes: "The Church was no longer composed of priests and monks; it was now the congregation...thought of adapting them to be sung by the Church. Thus a taste for music was diffused throughout the nation. From Luther's time the people sang, and...

...D'Aubigne tells us, ' the people sang, and the Bible inspired their songs ' ; and again : ' The church was now the congregation of believers. All were to take part in worship, and the chanting of the priests was to be succeeded by the psalmody of the people.' In 1524 Luther gave Germany the earliest...