Twenty-one centuries

Seven eras of Christian song

The church has never stopped singing. These seven eras trace that singing from the first century to the present. An era with no filed sources stays In preparation. That is honesty, not a gap on your side.

  1. 1st – 3rd centuriesApostolic and Early ChurchNew Testament canticles, earliest Christological hymns, and Paschal fragments in Greek and Syriac.

    Apostolic and Early Church spans the 1st through 3rd centuries of twenty-one.

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  2. 4th – 7th centuriesPatristic and ConciliarNicene doxology, Byzantine, Syriac, Coptic, Armenian, Ethiopian and Latin lineages take shape.

    Patristic and Conciliar spans the 4th through 7th centuries of twenty-one.

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  3. 8th – 15th centuriesMedieval and MonasticPlainsong, monastic offices, Byzantine chant, mystical poetry, and early vernacular sacred song.

    Medieval and Monastic spans the 8th through 15th centuries of twenty-one.

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  4. 16th – 17th centuriesReformation and ConfessionalLutheran chorale, metrical psalmody, Anglican hymnody, and Catholic devotional renewal.

    Reformation and Confessional spans the 16th through 17th centuries of twenty-one.

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  5. 18th – 19th centuriesAwakening, Mission, and SpiritualsMethodist hymnody, revival song, African American spirituals, and global missionary hymnody.

    Awakening, Mission, and Spirituals spans the 18th through 19th centuries of twenty-one.

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  6. 20th centuryModern Global GospelBlack gospel, Pentecostal worship, African Independent Church music, and worldwide praise movements.

    Modern Global Gospel spans the 20th century of twenty-one.

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  7. L21st centuryLiving Global WorshipMultilingual, diaspora, and cross-cultural worship — including new arrangements of inherited texts.

    Living Global Worship spans the 21st century of twenty-one.

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