Archbishops' Commission to Revise the Psalter

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  • Reference
      GB 109 ACRP
  • Dates of Creation
      1957-1963
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      29 files

Scope and Content

Papers of the Archbishops' Commission to Revise the Psalter.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Archbishops' Commission to Revise the Psalter was set up with the purpose of revising Coverdale's edition of the psalter in order to make it more understandable and accessible. What resulted were five books containing revised versions of all 150 psalms.

The Commission's terms of reference: "To produce for the consideration of the Convocations a revision of the text of the Psalter designed to remove obscurities and various errors of translation, yet such as to retain, as far as possible, the general character in style and rhythm of Coverdale's version and its suitability for congregational use."

Members of the Commission:

- The Right Reverend F.D. Coggan, Lord Bishop of Bradford and Chairman

- The Right Reverend G.A. Chase

- J. Dykes Bower, Organist of St Paul's Cathedral

- T.S. Eliot

- Gerald H. Knight, Director of the Royal School Church of Music

- Professor C.S. Lewis, Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at the University of Cambridge

- Professor D. Winton Thomas, Regius Professor of Hebrew at the University of Cambridge

Access Information

Open

Appraisal Information

ACRP/19 and ACRP/20 have been moved to Millennium, the Lambeth Palace Library publications catalogue.

Custodial History

ACRP/21-30 deposited July 1997 by Simon Chase.

Related Material

ACRP/19 and ACRP/20 in Millennium, the Lambeth Palace Library publications catalogue.