Title: About The Reformation Psalter
Author: WELS
Last saved by: Bryan Gerlach
Company: Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

The Supplement Psalter
Psalms from Christian Worship Supplement 
in Four-Part Choral Settings

Please see a parallel document under Reformation Psalter Information. 

Four-part chant is designed to be sung by an SATB choir, although they can also be sung effectively by a unison choir or soloist singing the melody line. 

In these settings the congregation sings only the refrain; the choir or soloist sings the verses of the psalm and the Gloria Patri. Since the music for the refrains is copyrighted, only the words are included. 

Whether using CWS pew editions or the electronic edition (printing the psalm in the worship folder), a rubric indicates:

The choir [or soloist/cantor] sings the verses. The congregation sings the refrains.

The refrains are optional and may be omitted.

March 1, 2013