The Bible and Music

Yesterday Professor McGrath brought in his guitar to demonstrate how a lot of Psalms are in common meter an can therefore be easily adapted to the tunes of well known songs such as Amazing Grace and House of the Rising Sun. We were able to easily join into his songs and follow along to the tunes because it follows the four lines with six and eight syllables alternatively. Now we are expected to work in groups to but a tune to a Psalm, and then eventually we will be doing just that by ourselves, for the final project. I am not at all looking forward to it.