This is a print on demand publication. The singing of psalms was one of the incontestably distinguishing marks of Calvinist culture in Europe & America in the 16th & 17th centuries. Contents of this study: Introduction; The Point of Origin; The “Institution” of 1536; The “Articles” of 1537; The influence of Bucer; Calvin’s Pastorate in Strasbourg; The “Ecclesiastical Ordinances”; The “Epistle to the Reader”: 1542; The “Institution” of 1543; The addition to the “Epistle”: 1543; The uniqueness of the Psalms; The Singing of the Psalms; Conclusion; Appendix; & Bibliography.