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[{"id":"38cac14b-d736-40de-b70a-a6cca6822513","thread_id":"ae0ad0c4-4ce5-4785-be82-9eaba4f233cf","created_at":"2025-09-03T16:40:09Z","state":"done","prompt":"in his book called unceasing worship, did Harold best have anything to say about the Psalms?\n\n/force_research","references_html":"<ol data-ref-list>\n \n <li>\n <a href=\"https://mysonginthenight.com/2013/01/02/the-tragedy-of-our-church-communication-do-we-worship-beauty/\" >The Tragedy Of Our Church Communication: Do We Worship Beauty?</a>\n <span class=\"__domain-name\">mysonginthenight.com</span>\n <div class=\"trigger\" tabindex=\"0\">\n <span class=\"contribution\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--primary-70) 10%, transparent 10%)\">10%</span>\n <div class=\"tooltip top end tooltip_base tw-auto\">\n This percentage indicates how much a source has contributed to the answer.\n </div>\n </div>\n </li>\n \n <li>\n <a href=\"https://kingschapel.net/unceasing-worship/\" >Unceasing Worship | King&#39;s Chapel</a>\n <span class=\"__domain-name\">kingschapel.net</span>\n <div class=\"trigger\" tabindex=\"0\">\n <span class=\"contribution\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--primary-70) 46%, transparent 46%)\">46%</span>\n <div class=\"tooltip top end tooltip_base tw-auto\">\n This percentage indicates how much a source has contributed to the answer.\n </div>\n </div>\n </li>\n \n <li>\n <a href=\"http://www.lutheranworshipresources.faithweb.com/resources/haroldbest-unceasingworship-intro-chpts1and2.pdf\" >Best-Unceasing Worship Chs 1-2 - FreeServers</a>\n <span class=\"__domain-name\">www.lutheranworshipresources.faithweb.com</span>\n <div class=\"trigger\" tabindex=\"0\">\n <span class=\"contribution\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--primary-70) 44%, transparent 44%)\">44%</span>\n <div class=\"tooltip top end tooltip_base tw-auto\">\n This percentage indicates how much a source has contributed to the answer.\n </div>\n </div>\n </li>\n \n</ol>\n","references_md":"[^1]: [The Tragedy Of Our Church Communication: Do We Worship Beauty?](https://mysonginthenight.com/2013/01/02/the-tragedy-of-our-church-communication-do-we-worship-beauty/) (10%)\n[^2]: [Unceasing Worship | King's Chapel](https://kingschapel.net/unceasing-worship/) (46%)\n[^3]: [Best-Unceasing Worship Chs 1-2 - FreeServers](http://www.lutheranworshipresources.faithweb.com/resources/haroldbest-unceasingworship-intro-chpts1and2.pdf) (44%)\n","reply":"<details><summary>Config</summary> <br>\n<strong>Commands Parsed:</strong><p></p>\n<ul>\n<li>force_research: True</li>\n</ul>\n</details>\n<details><summary>Searching with Kagi:<p></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unceasing Worship Harold Best Psalms</li></ul></summary> Sources (10):<br>\n<strong>Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Unceasing-Worship-Biblical-Perspectives-Arts/dp/0830832297\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/Unceasing-Worship-Biblical-Perspectives-Arts/dp/0830832297</a><br>\nJul 16, 2016 We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best explores the full scope of worship as continuous outpouring in all settings and contexts.\n\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts...</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Unceasing-Worship-Biblical-Perspectives-Arts-ebook/dp/B001HN6K3U\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/Unceasing-Worship-Biblical-Perspectives-Arts-ebook/dp/B001HN6K3U</a><br>\nJul 16, 2016 We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best explores the full scope of worship as continuous outpouring in all settings and contexts.</p>\n<p><strong>Amazon.com: Harold M. Best: books, biography, latest update</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001IODEAU\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001IODEAU</a><br>\nJul 21, 2016 We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best explores the full scope of worship as continuous outpouring in all settings and contexts.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts by ...</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Unceasing-Worship-Biblical-Perspectives-published/dp/B00E31ZXJK\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/Unceasing-Worship-Biblical-Perspectives-published/dp/B00E31ZXJK</a><br>\n We are unceasing worshipers.The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best explores the full scope of worship as continuous outpouring in all settings and contexts.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship - InterVarsity Press</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.ivpress.com/unceasing-worship\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ivpress.com/unceasing-worship</a><br>\nOct 29, 2003 Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts, By Harold M. Best. alt.We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best explores the full scope of worship as continuous outpouring in all settings and contexts.</p>\n<p><strong>Harold M. Best - InterVarsity Press</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.ivpress.com/harold-m-best\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ivpress.com/harold-m-best</a><br>\nApr 17, 2017 Best (D.S.M., Union Theological Seminary) was for more than twenty-five years the dean of the Conservatory of Music at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. An organist and composer, he has been a mentor and model for musicians, artists and church leaders. He also has served as president of the National Association of Schools of Music and has written extensively on matters of curriculum, culture and educational policy issues. He is the author of Music Through the Eyes of Faith. Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts, By Harold M. Best.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing worship : biblical perspectives on worship and the arts</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://archive.org/details/unceasingworship0000best\" target=\"_blank\">https://archive.org/details/unceasingworship0000best</a><br>\nJun 26, 2021 Unceasing worship : biblical perspectives on worship and the arts by Best, Harold M Publication date 2003 Topics Worship, Christianity and the arts, Music in churches Publisher Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 506.8M</p>\n<p><strong>Book Review: Unceasing Worship, by Harold Best - 9Marks</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/</a><br>\nApr 01, 2014 Harold Best, Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts. InterVarsity Press, 2003.Best writes, “The burden of this book develops the concept of continuous outpouring as the rubric for our worship. As God eternally outpours within his triune self, and as we are created in his image, it follows that we too are continuous outpourers, incurably so.” But man’s fall into sin means that “we spend our outpouring on false gods appearing to us in any number of guises” (10).</p>\n<p><strong>CONTENTS</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/9M-Journal-2014-May%E2%80%93June-new-version.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/9M-Journal-2014-May%E2%80%93June-new-version.pdf</a><br>\nOct 10, 2017 Harold best, unceasing worship: biblical perspectives on worship and the arts. Ivp, 2003.Harold Best’s rather orig-inal work Unceasing Worship provides an opportunity for such sharpening. Further, Best puts forth a biblical frame-work through which pastors and church can think generally about the arts, which is useful.</p>\n<p><strong>Thoughts from WorshipGod08 Speakers | Worship</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://worshipmatters.com/2008/07/23/thought-from-worshipgod08-speakers/\" target=\"_blank\">https://worshipmatters.com/2008/07/23/thought-from-worshipgod08-speakers/</a><br>\nMar 22, 2025 ... Psalmist) I hope that people will walk away from my message with a fresh awareness of the greatness of God.&nbsp; I plan on preaching Psalm 33 which is a hymn of praise that begins with calling us to passionately praise God, transitions to giving reasons for praising God, and then concludes with a compelling description of trusting God.&nbsp; What I love about the Psalms, and this one in ...</p>\n</details>\n<details><summary>Searching with Kagi:<p></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unceasing Worship Harold Best table of contents</li>\n<li>Unceasing Worship Harold Best review Psalms</li></ul></summary> Sources (20):<br>\n<strong>Unceasing Worship - InterVarsity Press</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.ivpress.com/unceasing-worship\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ivpress.com/unceasing-worship</a><br>\nOct 29, 2003 We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best explores the full scope of worship as continuous outpouring in all settings and contexts.\n\n<p><strong>Harold M. Best - InterVarsity Press</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.ivpress.com/harold-m-best\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ivpress.com/harold-m-best</a><br>\nApr 17, 2017 Best (D.S.M., Union Theological Seminary) was for more than twenty-five years the dean of the Conservatory of Music at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. An organist and composer, he has been a mentor and model for musicians, artists and church leaders. He also has served as president of the National Association of Schools of Music and has written extensively on matters of curriculum, culture and educational policy issues. He is the author of Music Through the Eyes of Faith. Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts, By Harold M. Best.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing worship : biblical perspectives on worship and the arts</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://archive.org/details/unceasingworship0000best\" target=\"_blank\">https://archive.org/details/unceasingworship0000best</a><br>\nJun 26, 2021 Unceasing worship : biblical perspectives on worship and the arts by Best, Harold M Publication date 2003 Topics Worship, Christianity and the arts, Music in churches Publisher Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 506.8M</p>\n<p>**<a href=\"https://www.perlego.com/book/2999207/unceasing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts-pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.perlego.com/book/2999207/unceasing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts-pdf</a>sing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts-pdf)<br>\nJan 13, 2025 Table of contents.We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best explores the full scope of worship as continuous outpouring in all settings and contexts.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.logos.com/product/200874/unceasing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.logos.com/product/200874/unceasing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts</a><br>\nNov 14, 2021 “From Unceasing Worship: by Harold M. Best.We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best explores the full scope of worship as continuous outpouring in all settings and contexts.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unceasing-worship-harold-m-best/1112134270\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unceasing-worship-harold-m-best/1112134270</a><br>\n \"Unceasing Worship is a cut above the rest of the books on worship. Drawing on a lifetime of learning, artistry and leadership, Best writes with clarity, passion and deep humility about the great loves of his calling: the triune God, the Bible, churches, and music and the arts.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship - Mercy High School Online Bookstore</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://mercyhighschool.ecampus.com/unceasing-worship-best-harold-m/bk/9780830832293\" target=\"_blank\">https://mercyhighschool.ecampus.com/unceasing-worship-best-harold-m/bk/9780830832293</a><br>\n Table of Contents · 1 Nobody Does Not Worship · 2 What Is Authentic Worship? · 3 Mutual Indwelling: The Final Geography of Worship · 4 The Corporate Gathering and ...</p>\n<p><strong>Book Review: Unceasing Worship, by Harold Best - 9Marks</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/</a><br>\nApr 06, 2017 Harold Best, Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts. InterVarsity Press, 2003. 228 pages.Harold Best’s rather original work Unceasing Worship provides an opportunity for such sharpening. Further, Best puts forth a biblical framework through which pastors and churches can think generally about the arts, which is useful since we all use at least one art form (music) every week in our gatherings.</p>\n<p><strong>The Church Singing - 9Marks</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/journal/church-singing/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/journal/church-singing/</a><br>\nMar 20, 2017 Unceasing Worship, by Harold Best by John Power.In this edition of the 9Marks Journal, we start with singing and the song. Why do congregations sing, what should they sing about, and how can they sing better? We then think more carefully about the music itself, particularly with two different perspectives on whether or not some musical forms are better than others.</p>\n<p><strong>UNCEASING WORSHIP:BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES ON WORSHIP ...</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.pcabookstore.com/p-4193-unceasing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-the-arts.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.pcabookstore.com/p-4193-unceasing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-the-arts.aspx</a><br>\n By Harold Best. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best casts a holistic vision for worship that transcends ...</p>\n<p><strong>Book Review: Unceasing Worship, by Harold Best - 9Marks</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/</a><br>\nApr 01, 2014 Harold Best, Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts. InterVarsity Press, 2003.Best writes, “The burden of this book develops the concept of continuous outpouring as the rubric for our worship. As God eternally outpours within his triune self, and as we are created in his image, it follows that we too are continuous outpourers, incurably so.” But man’s fall into sin means that “we spend our outpouring on false gods appearing to us in any number of guises” (10).</p>\n<p><strong>Corporate Worship : 9Marks</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/tag/corporate-worship/page/10/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/tag/corporate-worship/page/10/</a><br>\nMar 20, 2017 Book Review: Unceasing Worship, by Harold Best.Should churches only sing Psalms?</p>\n<p><strong>Book Recommendations on Corporate Worship from Pastors - 9Marks</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/article/book-recommendations-on-corporate-worship-from-pastors/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/article/book-recommendations-on-corporate-worship-from-pastors/</a><br>\nMar 14, 2025 Music Through the Eyes of Faith, by Harold Best. Harold Best helps us see how God intends music to function in our hearts, lives, and worship. While he can take deep philosophical dives at times, his insights into the purpose, use, and role of music in the church are some of the most helpful I’ve ever come across. Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God, by Bob Kauflin.</p>\n<p><strong>Harold Best - Earnestly Speaking - WordPress.com</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/harold-best/</a><br>\n Harold Best's thoughts in the book Unceasing Worship are so well articulated and impressive that it is natural to share a few of them here, with a few extra ...</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship &amp; the Arts (Part 1)</strong><br>\n<a href=\"http://www.ethnodoxology.org/reviews/3-1g_Unceasing.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.ethnodoxology.org/reviews/3-1g_Unceasing.htm</a><br>\n Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship &amp; the Arts (Part 1) -- by Harold Best, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2003, 226 pages. “Why another book on worship?” Harold Best asks this question in the introduction of his latest book. In this case, the question is rather like asking why Albert Einstein in 1905 should have written another book on physics. The publication of Best ...</p>\n<p><strong>Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts (Part 2)</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://ethnodoxology.org/reviews/3-2a_Unceasing.htm\" target=\"_blank\">https://ethnodoxology.org/reviews/3-2a_Unceasing.htm</a><br>\n In the first six chapters of Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts, 1 Harold Best lays a theological foundation for artistic action in worship, based on the concept of worship as “ceaseless outpouring,” which was summarized in Part I of this review (published in the previous issue of this journal). He turns in the last half of the book to the implications of that ...</p>\n<p><strong>Highland Community Church Blog: Unceasing Worship Book Review</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://hcc-cowiche.blogspot.com/2010/03/unceasing-worship-book-review.html\" target=\"_blank\">https://hcc-cowiche.blogspot.com/2010/03/unceasing-worship-book-review.html</a><br>\nMar 01, 2010 While Harold Best may be a self-proclaimed advocate of a traditional style of worship his book Unceasing Worship is more of a product of a lifetime of studying worship in general rather than any particular form of worship. The entirety of the book provides the reader challenges to examine their own definition of worship and recognize their role as an unceasing worshipper. While many other ...</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship - InterVarsity Press</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.ivpress.com/unceasing-worship\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ivpress.com/unceasing-worship</a><br>\nOct 29, 2003 Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts, By Harold M. Best.\"Unceasing Worship is a cut above the rest of the books on worship. Drawing on a lifetime of learning, artistry and leadership, Best writes with clarity, passion and deep humility about the great loves of his calling: the triune God, the Bible, churches, and music and the arts.</p>\n<p><strong>Harold M. Best - InterVarsity Press</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.ivpress.com/harold-m-best\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ivpress.com/harold-m-best</a><br>\nApr 17, 2017 Best (D.S.M., Union Theological Seminary) was for more than twenty-five years the dean of the Conservatory of Music at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. An organist and composer, he has been a mentor and model for musicians, artists and church leaders. He also has served as president of the National Association of Schools of Music and has written extensively on matters of curriculum, culture and educational policy issues. He is the author of Music Through the Eyes of Faith. Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts, By Harold M. Best.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and…</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/672396.Unceasing_Worship\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/672396.Unceasing_Worship</a><br>\nJun 24, 2016 We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best explores the full scope of worship as continuous outpouring in all settings and contexts.</p>\n</details>\n<details><summary>Searching with Kagi:<p></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harold Best Unceasing Worship Psalms discussion</li>\n<li>Unceasing Worship Harold Best specific mention of Psalms</li></ul></summary> Sources (20):<br>\n<strong>Book Review: Unceasing Worship, by Harold Best</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/</a><br>\nApr 01, 2014 Harold Best, Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts. InterVarsity Press, 2003. 228 pages.Harold Best’s rather original work Unceasing Worship provides an opportunity for such sharpening. Further, Best puts forth a biblical framework through which pastors and churches can think generally about the arts, which is useful since we all use at least one art form (music) every week in our gatherings.\n\n<p><strong>Corporate Worship : 9Marks</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/tag/corporate-worship/page/10/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/tag/corporate-worship/page/10/</a><br>\nMar 20, 2017 Book Review: Unceasing Worship, by Harold Best.The fundamentals of the gospel, the church, music, and worship are so easily confused today; this book offers much-needed clarity.</p>\n<p><strong>Book Recommendations on Corporate Worship from Pastors - 9Marks</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/article/book-recommendations-on-corporate-worship-from-pastors/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/article/book-recommendations-on-corporate-worship-from-pastors/</a><br>\nMar 14, 2025 Harold Best helps us see how God intends music to function in our hearts, lives, and worship. While he can take deep philosophical dives at times, his insights into the purpose, use, and role of music in the church are some of the most helpful I’ve ever come across. Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God, by Bob Kauflin.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship - Earnestly Speaking</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/unceasing-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/unceasing-worship/</a><br>\n Harold Best's thoughts in the book Unceasing Worship are so well articulated and impressive that it is natural to share a few of them here, with a few extra ...</p>\n<p><strong>Harold Best - Earnestly Speaking - WordPress.com</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/harold-best/</a><br>\n Harold Best's thoughts in the book Unceasing Worship are so well articulated and impressive that it is natural to share a few of them here, with a few extra ...</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship &amp; the Arts (Part 1)</strong><br>\n<a href=\"http://www.ethnodoxology.org/reviews/3-1g_Unceasing.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.ethnodoxology.org/reviews/3-1g_Unceasing.htm</a><br>\n Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship &amp; the Arts (Part 1) -- by Harold Best, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2003, 226 pages. “Why another book on worship?” Harold Best asks this question in the introduction of his latest book. In this case, the question is rather like asking why Albert Einstein in 1905 should have written another book on physics. The publication of Best ...</p>\n<p><strong>Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts (Part 2)</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://ethnodoxology.org/reviews/3-2a_Unceasing.htm\" target=\"_blank\">https://ethnodoxology.org/reviews/3-2a_Unceasing.htm</a><br>\n In the first six chapters of Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts, 1 Harold Best lays a theological foundation for artistic action in worship, based on the concept of worship as “ceaseless outpouring,” which was summarized in Part I of this review (published in the previous issue of this journal). He turns in the last half of the book to the implications of that ...</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing worship : biblical perspectives on worship and the arts</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://archive.org/details/unceasingworship0000best\" target=\"_blank\">https://archive.org/details/unceasingworship0000best</a><br>\nJun 26, 2021 Explores biblical perspectives on worship and the arts, emphasizing their importance in spiritual life and culture.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.ivpress.com/unceasing-worship\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ivpress.com/unceasing-worship</a><br>\nOct 29, 2003 Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts, By Harold M. Best.We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best explores the full scope of worship as continuous outpouring in all settings and contexts.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship - InterVarsity Press</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.ivpress.com/unceasing-worship-ebook\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ivpress.com/unceasing-worship-ebook</a><br>\nApr 01, 2017 Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts, By Harold M. Best. alt.We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best explores the full scope of worship as continuous outpouring in all settings and contexts.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship - Earnestly Speaking</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/unceasing-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/unceasing-worship/</a><br>\n Harold Best's thoughts in the book Unceasing Worship are so well articulated and impressive that it is natural to share a few of them here, with a few extra ...</p>\n<p><strong>Harold Best - Earnestly Speaking - WordPress.com</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/harold-best/</a><br>\n Harold Best's thoughts in the book Unceasing Worship are so well articulated and impressive that it is natural to share a few of them here, with a few extra ...</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing worship : biblical perspectives on worship and the arts</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://archive.org/details/unceasingworship0000best\" target=\"_blank\">https://archive.org/details/unceasingworship0000best</a><br>\nJun 26, 2021 Explores biblical perspectives on worship and the arts, emphasizing their importance in spiritual life and culture.</p>\n<p><strong>The Tragedy Of Our Church Communication: Do We Worship Beauty?</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://mysonginthenight.com/2013/01/02/the-tragedy-of-our-church-communication-do-we-worship-beauty/\" target=\"_blank\">https://mysonginthenight.com/2013/01/02/the-tragedy-of-our-church-communication-do-we-worship-beauty/</a><br>\nJan 02, 2013 In Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives On Worship And The Arts, Harold Best writes,. “Psalm 29:2 admonishes 'Worship the LORD in the ...</p>\n<p><strong>Book Review: Unceasing Worship, by Harold Best - 9Marks</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/</a><br>\nApr 01, 2014 Harold Best, Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts. InterVarsity Press, 2003.Harold Best’s rather original work Unceasing Worship provides an opportunity for such sharpening. Further, Best puts forth a biblical framework through which pastors and churches can think generally about the arts, which is useful since we all use at least one art form (music) every week in our gatherings.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship | King's Chapel</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://kingschapel.net/unceasing-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">https://kingschapel.net/unceasing-worship/</a><br>\nJul 01, 2018 In Harold Best’s book Unceasing Worship, he describes the Trinity as the uniquely “continuous outpourer” who continually pours Himself out between the persons of the Godhead in unceasing communication, love, friendship, and joy. He writes: “We were created continuously outpouring.In Psalm 29:2 God invite us to “Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.”</p>\n<p><strong>Best-Unceasing Worship Chs 1-2 - FreeServers</strong><br>\n<a href=\"http://www.lutheranworshipresources.faithweb.com/resources/haroldbest-unceasingworship-intro-chpts1and2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.lutheranworshipresources.faithweb.com/resources/haroldbest-unceasingworship-intro-chpts1and2.pdf</a><br>\n The Gospels hardly mention the word (Lk 6:34 may be the only instance), yet the Old Testament, particularly Job and Psalms, uses the word with some frequency. However, it is from the epistles, particularly those by Paul, Peter and the writer to the Hebrews, that the most solid picture can be drawn.</p>\n<p><strong>Singing the Psalms in Worship</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://worshipmatters.com/2007/03/20/singing-the-psalms-in-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">https://worshipmatters.com/2007/03/20/singing-the-psalms-in-worship/</a><br>\nMar 20, 2007 Usage of the Psalms is a good choice in some corporate worship ... Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts – Harold Best ...</p>\n<p><strong>Thoughts on a Call to Worship</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://worshipmatters.com/2014/09/17/thoughts-on-a-call-to-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">https://worshipmatters.com/2014/09/17/thoughts-on-a-call-to-worship/</a><br>\nSep 17, 2014 We typically use verses that are brief and immediately understandable, like Ps. 111:1-2 or Ps. 95:1-3. The Psalms are a common source for a call ...</p>\n<p><strong>My Debt to Harold Best - Worship Matters</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://worshipmatters.com/2019/10/03/my-debt-to-harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://worshipmatters.com/2019/10/03/my-debt-to-harold-best/</a><br>\nOct 03, 2019 Few people get how music \"works\" in worship as well as Harold Best. Here are quotes from his books, Music Through the Eyes of Faith, and Unceasing Worship.</p>\n</details><p>Yes, <strong>Harold Best does discuss the Psalms</strong> in his book \"Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts.\"</p>\n<p>Best specifically references <strong>Psalm 29:2</strong>, which states \"Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.\" <sup class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"https://mysonginthenight.com/2013/01/02/the-tragedy-of-our-church-communication-do-we-worship-beauty/\" target=\"_blank\">1</a><span class=\"tooltip top center citation\"><a href=\"https://mysonginthenight.com/2013/01/02/the-tragedy-of-our-church-communication-do-we-worship-beauty/#:~:text=In%20Unceasing,in%20the\"><span class=\"source\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/proxy/favicons?c=lQ30-cxV_E2Vdyqb6hrbuYgId7qu7hecjO7o1T7aqQDFc7XpcLttL1Ryala-GNHJdEC2pisPreAB1ANfEuyNnB-WJJE2paC-5BHW6cIx2Wk07scLENwf3eMpjFh87P6d\"> mysonginthenight.com</span><b>1. The Tragedy Of Our Church Communication: Do We Worship Beauty?</b></a><span class=\"passage\">In Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives On Worship And The Arts, Harold Best writes,. “Psalm 29:2 admonishes 'Worship the LORD in the ...</span></span></sup><sup class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"https://kingschapel.net/unceasing-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">2</a><span class=\"tooltip top center citation\"><a href=\"https://kingschapel.net/unceasing-worship/#:~:text=In%20Harold,of%20holiness.%E2%80%9D\"><span class=\"source\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/proxy/favicons?c=lQ30-cxV_E2Vdyqb6hrbuYgId7qu7hecjO7o1T7aqQDFc7XpcLttL1Ryala-GNHJWdfJHOoOZSJI4pg8XwIcotMo2QPWMPnNXR6IIbhUia0%3D\"> kingschapel.net</span><b>2. Unceasing Worship | King's Chapel</b></a><span class=\"passage\">In Harold Best’s book Unceasing Worship, he describes the Trinity as the uniquely “continuous outpourer” who continually pours Himself out between the persons of the Godhead in unceasing communication, love, friendship, and joy. He writes: “We were created continuously outpouring.In Psalm 29:2 God invite us to “Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.”</span></span></sup> He uses this verse to support his theological framework about worship and the nature of God as the \"continuous outpourer\" who continually pours Himself out between the persons of the Trinity. <sup class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"https://kingschapel.net/unceasing-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">2</a><span class=\"tooltip top center citation\"><a href=\"https://kingschapel.net/unceasing-worship/#:~:text=In%20Harold,of%20holiness.%E2%80%9D\"><span class=\"source\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/proxy/favicons?c=lQ30-cxV_E2Vdyqb6hrbuYgId7qu7hecjO7o1T7aqQDFc7XpcLttL1Ryala-GNHJWdfJHOoOZSJI4pg8XwIcotMo2QPWMPnNXR6IIbhUia0%3D\"> kingschapel.net</span><b>2. Unceasing Worship | King's Chapel</b></a><span class=\"passage\">In Harold Best’s book Unceasing Worship, he describes the Trinity as the uniquely “continuous outpourer” who continually pours Himself out between the persons of the Godhead in unceasing communication, love, friendship, and joy. He writes: “We were created continuously outpouring.In Psalm 29:2 God invite us to “Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.”</span></span></sup></p>\n<p>Additionally, Best acknowledges the <strong>significant role of the Psalms in Old Testament worship vocabulary</strong>. He notes that while the Gospels hardly mention the word \"worship,\" the Old Testament—particularly Job and the Psalms—uses the word with considerable frequency. <sup class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"http://www.lutheranworshipresources.faithweb.com/resources/haroldbest-unceasingworship-intro-chpts1and2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">3</a><span class=\"tooltip top center citation\"><a href=\"http://www.lutheranworshipresources.faithweb.com/resources/haroldbest-unceasingworship-intro-chpts1and2.pdf#:~:text=The%20Gospels,be%20drawn.\"><span class=\"source\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/proxy/favicons?c=lQ30-cxV_E2Vdyqb6hrbuYgId7qu7hecjO7o1T7aqQDFc7XpcLttL1Ryala-GNHJRKvYU3wwJPFEQ7StwnzRK275nHHC8zzLoFypT3obnKXhrrtbZxIsdxrin4skeSLb-HS2c5A2X088XgZDz8-gGA%3D%3D\"> www.lutheranworshipresources.faithweb.com</span><b>3. Best-Unceasing Worship Chs 1-2 - FreeServers</b></a><span class=\"passage\">The Gospels hardly mention the word (Lk 6:34 may be the only instance), yet the Old Testament, particularly Job and Psalms, uses the word with some frequency. However, it is from the epistles, particularly those by Paul, Peter and the writer to the Hebrews, that the most solid picture can be drawn.</span></span></sup> This observation positions the Psalms as an important biblical foundation for understanding worship concepts within his broader discussion of biblical perspectives on worship and the arts.</p>\n<p>The book treats the Psalms as part of the scriptural basis for understanding worship, fitting them into Best's comprehensive examination of how worship and artistic expression intersect in biblical theology.</p>","md":"Yes, **Harold Best does discuss the Psalms** in his book \"Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts.\" \n\nBest specifically references **Psalm 29:2**, which states \"Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.\" [^1][^2] He uses this verse to support his theological framework about worship and the nature of God as the \"continuous outpourer\" who continually pours Himself out between the persons of the Trinity. [^2]\n\nAdditionally, Best acknowledges the **significant role of the Psalms in Old Testament worship vocabulary**. He notes that while the Gospels hardly mention the word \"worship,\" the Old Testament—particularly Job and the Psalms—uses the word with considerable frequency. [^3] This observation positions the Psalms as an important biblical foundation for understanding worship concepts within his broader discussion of biblical perspectives on worship and the arts.\n\nThe book treats the Psalms as part of the scriptural basis for understanding worship, fitting them into Best's comprehensive examination of how worship and artistic expression intersect in biblical theology.","profile":{"id":null,"name":null,"model":"claude-4-sonnet","model_name":"Claude 4.5 Sonnet","model_provider":"anthropic","model_input_limit":1000000,"recommended":false,"model_info":"\n\n<div class=\"heading\">\n <div class=\"left\">\n \n \n \n <svg class=\"model-icon icon-xs\" data-model=\"claude-4-sonnet\">\n <use href=\"#icon-anthropic\"/>\n </svg>\n <h3>\n \n <span class=\"model-provider\">Anthropic</span>\n \n <span class=\"model-name\">none</span>\n </h3>\n </div>\n\n \n <a href=\"/settings?p=custom_assistant&id=none\">\n <svg class=\"icon-sm edit-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n 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href=\"https://mysonginthenight.com/2013/01/02/the-tragedy-of-our-church-communication-do-we-worship-beauty/\" target=\"_blank\">1</a><span class=\"tooltip top center citation\"><a href=\"https://mysonginthenight.com/2013/01/02/the-tragedy-of-our-church-communication-do-we-worship-beauty/#:~:text=In%20Unceasing,in%20the\"><span class=\"source\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/proxy/favicons?c=lQ30-cxV_E2Vdyqb6hrbuYgId7qu7hecjO7o1T7aqQDFc7XpcLttL1Ryala-GNHJdEC2pisPreAB1ANfEuyNnB-WJJE2paC-5BHW6cIx2Wk07scLENwf3eMpjFh87P6d\"> mysonginthenight.com</span><b>1. The Tragedy Of Our Church Communication: Do We Worship Beauty?</b></a><span class=\"passage\">In Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives On Worship And The Arts, Harold Best writes,. “Psalm 29:2 admonishes 'Worship the LORD in the ...</span></span></sup><sup class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"https://kingschapel.net/unceasing-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">2</a><span class=\"tooltip top center citation\"><a href=\"https://kingschapel.net/unceasing-worship/#:~:text=In%20Harold,of%20holiness.%E2%80%9D\"><span class=\"source\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/proxy/favicons?c=lQ30-cxV_E2Vdyqb6hrbuYgId7qu7hecjO7o1T7aqQDFc7XpcLttL1Ryala-GNHJWdfJHOoOZSJI4pg8XwIcotMo2QPWMPnNXR6IIbhUia0%3D\"> kingschapel.net</span><b>2. Unceasing Worship | King's Chapel</b></a><span class=\"passage\">In Harold Best’s book Unceasing Worship, he describes the Trinity as the uniquely “continuous outpourer” who continually pours Himself out between the persons of the Godhead in unceasing communication, love, friendship, and joy. He writes: “We were created continuously outpouring.In Psalm 29:2 God invite us to “Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.”</span></span></sup> While Best does acknowledge that <strong>the Psalms contain significant Old Testament worship vocabulary</strong> and are used \"with some frequency\" compared to the Gospels, <sup class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"http://www.lutheranworshipresources.faithweb.com/resources/haroldbest-unceasingworship-intro-chpts1and2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">3</a><span class=\"tooltip top center citation\"><a href=\"http://www.lutheranworshipresources.faithweb.com/resources/haroldbest-unceasingworship-intro-chpts1and2.pdf#:~:text=The%20Gospels,be%20drawn.\"><span class=\"source\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/proxy/favicons?c=lQ30-cxV_E2Vdyqb6hrbuYgId7qu7hecjO7o1T7aqQDFc7XpcLttL1Ryala-GNHJRKvYU3wwJPFEQ7StwnzRK275nHHC8zzLoFypT3obnKXhrrtbZxIsdxrin4skeSLb-HS2c5A2X088XgZDz8-gGA%3D%3D\"> www.lutheranworshipresources.faithweb.com</span><b>3. Best-Unceasing Worship Chs 1-2 - FreeServers</b></a><span class=\"passage\">The Gospels hardly mention the word (Lk 6:34 may be the only instance), yet the Old Testament, particularly Job and Psalms, uses the word with some frequency. However, it is from the epistles, particularly those by Paul, Peter and the writer to the Hebrews, that the most solid picture can be drawn.</span></span></sup> the available excerpts don't discuss the practical application of singing psalms in worship services.</p>\n<p>One source does mention that \"<strong>usage of the Psalms is a good choice in some corporate worship</strong>\" and references Best's book, <sup class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"https://worshipmatters.com/2007/03/20/singing-the-psalms-in-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">4</a><span class=\"tooltip top center citation\"><a href=\"https://worshipmatters.com/2007/03/20/singing-the-psalms-in-worship/#:~:text=Usage%20of,corporate%20worship&amp;text=Unceasing%20Worship%3A,Harold%20Best\"><span class=\"source\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/proxy/favicons?c=lQ30-cxV_E2Vdyqb6hrbuYgId7qu7hecjO7o1T7aqQDFc7XpcLttL1Ryala-GNHJRQqZsHU1SxwYfr167Oehm5eNlcX3qujiBjQkK1iIJiU%3D\"> worshipmatters.com</span><b>4. Singing the Psalms in Worship</b></a><span class=\"passage\">Usage of the Psalms is a good choice in some corporate worship ... Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts – Harold Best ...</span></span></sup> but this appears to be commentary about psalm usage in general rather than Best's specific views on singing psalms.</p>\n<p>Without access to the complete text of \"Unceasing Worship,\" I cannot provide details about whether Best specifically addresses the practice of singing psalms in worship, though his broader discussion of worship and the arts would likely touch on musical expressions of biblical texts.</p>","md":"Based on the available information about Harold Best's \"Unceasing Worship,\" there is **no specific mention of singing psalms in worship** in the sources I have access to.\n\nThe references to Best's book focus primarily on his theological framework about **continuous worship and the Trinity as the \"continuous outpourer,\"** using Psalm 29:2 as a supporting verse. 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9Marks</a>\n <span class=\"__domain-name\">www.9marks.org</span>\n <div class=\"trigger\" tabindex=\"0\">\n <span class=\"contribution\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--primary-70) 100%, transparent 100%)\">100%</span>\n <div class=\"tooltip top end tooltip_base tw-auto\">\n This percentage indicates how much a source has contributed to the answer.\n </div>\n </div>\n </li>\n \n</ol>\n","references_md":"[^1]: [Book Review: Unceasing Worship, by Harold Best - 9Marks](https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/) (100%)\n","reply":"<details><summary>Config</summary> <br>\n<strong>Commands Parsed:</strong><p></p>\n<ul>\n<li>force_research: True</li>\n</ul>\n</details>\n<details><summary>Searching with Kagi:<p></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harold Best Unceasing Worship singing psalms</li>\n<li>Harold Best Unceasing Worship psalmody</li>\n<li>Harold Best Unceasing Worship musical worship psalms</li></ul></summary> Sources (30):<br>\n<strong>Unceasing Worship - Earnestly Speaking</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/unceasing-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/unceasing-worship/</a><br>\nApr 15, 2016 Harold Best’s thoughts in the book Unceasing Worship are so well articulated and impressive that it is natural to share a few of them here, with a few extra comments. This will be the last bit of sharing from this worthy book. I’ve returned it to the library and wish I’d bought a copy for myself to begin with so I could mark it up instead of using post-it notes. I know from personal experience how easy it is to draw people into my confidence with music, using it as a means for creating a bridge between them and me, between God and me and between them and God.\n\n<p><strong>Harold Best - Earnestly Speaking - WordPress.com</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/harold-best/</a><br>\nApr 15, 2016 Harold Best’s thoughts in the book Unceasing Worship are so well articulated and impressive that it is natural to share a few of them here, with a few extra comments. This will be the last bit of sharing from this worthy book. I’ve returned it to the library and wish I’d bought a copy for myself to begin with so I could mark it up instead of using post-it notes.</p>\n<p><strong>Harold Best on the object of worship (6) – Earnestly Speaking</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://blcasey.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/harold-best-on-the-object-of-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">https://blcasey.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/harold-best-on-the-object-of-worship/</a><br>\nFeb 25, 2024 Harold Best’s thoughts in the book Unceasing Worship are so well articulated and impressive that it is natural to share a few of them here, with a few extra comments. This will be the last bit of sharing from this worthy book. I’ve returned it to the library and wish I’d bought a copy for myself to begin with so I could mark it up instead of using post-it notes. I know from personal experience how easy it is to draw people into my confidence with music, using it as a means for creating a bridge between them and me, between God and me and between them and God.</p>\n<p><strong>Book Review: Unceasing Worship, by Harold Best - 9Marks</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/</a><br>\nApr 06, 2017 Harold Best, Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts. InterVarsity Press, 2003. 228 pages. $18.00. My worship journey includes a time as a thirteen-year-old novice guitarist with braces and a bowl cut. Many a Wednesday evening was spent thrashing out my cutting-edge acoustic guitar under the soul-stirring lyrics of “fun songs.” These were the songs that required teenagers to sing lyrics tinged with Bible verses accompanied by various awkward motions.</p>\n<p><strong>CONTENTS</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/9M-Journal-2014-May%E2%80%93June-new-version.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/9M-Journal-2014-May%E2%80%93June-new-version.pdf</a><br>\nOct 10, 2017 Harold best, unceasing worship: biblical perspectives on worship and the arts.Harold Best’s rather orig-inal work Unceasing Worship provides an opportunity for such sharpening. Further, Best puts forth a biblical frame-work through which pastors and church can think generally about the arts, which is useful.</p>\n<p><strong>The Church Singing - 9Marks</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/journal/church-singing/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/journal/church-singing/</a><br>\nMar 20, 2017 Unceasing Worship, by Harold Best by John Power.Interestingly, it doesn’t use the language of “worship” at all in this context (which is not to deny that corporate singing is worship). Instead, the Bible talks about the congregation singing to one another (Col. 3:16; Eph. 5:19), and doing everything for the sake of edifying one another (1 Cor. 14). That’s it: people singing together.</p>\n<p><strong>Ten Principles for Church Singing (Part 2) - The Gospel Coalition</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/ten-principles-for-church-singing-part-2/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/ten-principles-for-church-singing-part-2/</a><br>\nJun 30, 2011 As Harold Best argues in his fantastic book Unceasing Worship, there is no instrument we know of in the West better suited to support ...</p>\n<p><strong>48 Bible verses about Praise And Worship</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Praise-And-Worship\" target=\"_blank\">https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Praise-And-Worship</a><br>\nMar 31, 2019 Verse ConceptsPraise Praise, Manner And Methods Of Singing Praise, Should Be Offered By Unceasing Praise Unceasing Always Praising I Will Sing Praises I Will Praise You With Music Worshiping God Live Worshiping Together Being Beautiful.Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.</p>\n<p><strong>Singing the Psalms in Worship</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://worshipmatters.com/2007/03/20/singing-the-psalms-in-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">https://worshipmatters.com/2007/03/20/singing-the-psalms-in-worship/</a><br>\nMar 20, 2007 The belief is that true corporate worship in song is comprised of Psalm singing without instrumentation. Also, it is noted that there are no commands to write ...</p>\n<p><strong>My Debt to Harold Best - Worship Matters</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://worshipmatters.com/2019/10/03/my-debt-to-harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://worshipmatters.com/2019/10/03/my-debt-to-harold-best/</a><br>\nOct 03, 2019 Few people get how music \"works\" in worship as well as Harold Best. Here are quotes from his books, Music Through the Eyes of Faith, and Unceasing Worship.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship | King's Chapel</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://kingschapel.net/unceasing-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">https://kingschapel.net/unceasing-worship/</a><br>\n The question is not “do I worship?” The question is “who and what do I worship?” In Psalm 29:2 God invite us to “Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; ...</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts: Best ...</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Unceasing-Worship-Biblical-Perspectives-Arts/dp/0830832297\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/Unceasing-Worship-Biblical-Perspectives-Arts/dp/0830832297</a><br>\nJul 16, 2016 \"Unceasing Worship is a cut above the rest of the books on worship. Drawing on a lifetime of learning, artistry and leadership, Best writes with clarity, passion and deep humility about the great loves of his calling: the triune God, the Bible, churches, and music and the arts.\"Harold Best has given us a full-field theology of worship. It is also written from the heart. Best hits the high notes and charts the pitfalls of humanity's instinctive, unceasing worship of God.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts...</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Unceasing-Worship-Biblical-Perspectives-Arts-ebook/dp/B001HN6K3U\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/Unceasing-Worship-Biblical-Perspectives-Arts-ebook/dp/B001HN6K3U</a><br>\nJul 16, 2016 We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best explores the full scope of worship as continuous outpouring in all settings and contexts.</p>\n<p><strong>Amazon.com: Harold M. Best: books, biography, latest update</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001IODEAU/allbooks\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001IODEAU/allbooks</a><br>\nJul 05, 2025 All Departments Alexa Skills Amazon Devices Amazon Fresh Amazon Global Store Amazon Haul Amazon One Medical Amazon Pharmacy Amazon Resale Appliances Apps &amp; Games Arts, Crafts &amp; Sewing Audible Books &amp; Originals Automotive Parts &amp; Accessories Baby Beauty &amp; Personal Care Books CDs &amp; Vinyl Cell Phones &amp; Accessories Clothing, Shoes &amp; Jewelry Women's Clothing, Shoes &amp; Jewelry Men's Clothing, Shoes &amp; Jewelry Girl's Clothing, Shoes &amp; Jewelry Boy's ClothingHarold M. Best. All Books.</p>\n<p>**<a href=\"https://www.perlego.com/book/2999207/unceasing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts-pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.perlego.com/book/2999207/unceasing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts-pdf</a>sing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts-pdf)<br>\nJan 13, 2025 We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best explores the full scope of worship as continuous outpouring in all settings and contexts.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship - Earnestly Speaking</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/unceasing-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/unceasing-worship/</a><br>\n Harold Best's thoughts in the book Unceasing Worship are so well articulated and impressive that it is natural to share a few of them here, with a few extra ...</p>\n<p><strong>Harold Best - Earnestly Speaking - WordPress.com</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/harold-best/</a><br>\n Harold Best's thoughts in the book Unceasing Worship are so well articulated and impressive that it is natural to share a few of them here, with a few extra ...</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing worship : biblical perspectives on worship and the arts</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://archive.org/details/unceasingworship0000best\" target=\"_blank\">https://archive.org/details/unceasingworship0000best</a><br>\nJun 26, 2021 Unceasing worship : biblical perspectives on worship and the arts by Best, Harold M Publication date 2003 Topics Worship, Christianity and the arts, Music in churches Publisher Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 506.8M</p>\n<p><strong>Thoughts from Mark Dever and David Powlison |</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://worshipmatters.com/2008/07/24/thoughts-from-mark-dever-and-david-powlison/\" target=\"_blank\">https://worshipmatters.com/2008/07/24/thoughts-from-mark-dever-and-david-powlison/</a><br>\nMay 06, 2025 One change I hope to see is that worship leaders will bring a greater “ emotional range ... A related change I hope to see is that worship leaders will become more conscious and more effective in making the movement from “ first person ” (what ’ s going on inside them) to “ second and third person ” (what ’ s going on in gathered worshipers).</p>\n<p><strong>Singing the Psalms in Worship | Worship Matters</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://worshipmatters.com/2007/03/20/singing-the-psalms-in-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">https://worshipmatters.com/2007/03/20/singing-the-psalms-in-worship/</a><br>\nFeb 20, 2025 Jacob is referring to “ exclusive Psalmody ” – the belief that Christians should only use the book of Psalms for congregational worship. ... Besides, “ The reading of the Scriptures with godly fear ” is another element of worship, as well as these others (WCF 21.5); but no one supposes that we may add our own words to Scripture.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship - InterVarsity Press</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.ivpress.com/unceasing-worship\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ivpress.com/unceasing-worship</a><br>\nOct 29, 2003 One of Discerning Reader's Best Books. We are not created to worship. Nor are we created for worship. We are created worshiping.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts: Best ...</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Unceasing-Worship-Biblical-Perspectives-Arts/dp/0830832297\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/Unceasing-Worship-Biblical-Perspectives-Arts/dp/0830832297</a><br>\n \"Unceasing Worship is a cut above the rest of the books on worship. Drawing on a lifetime of learning, artistry and leadership, Best writes with clarity, passion and deep humility about the great loves of his calling: the triune God, the Bible, churches, and music and the arts.</p>\n<p><strong>Book Review: Unceasing Worship, by Harold Best - 9Marks</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/</a><br>\nApr 01, 2014 Thus, for the artist, unceasing worship requires creating art with excellence and focus (ch. 7), imitating God’s diverse creativity (ch. 8). Best appropriately brings music into special focus. He warns of the danger of thinking that “music empowers text” (147).</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing worship : biblical perspectives on worship and the arts</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://archive.org/details/unceasingworship0000best\" target=\"_blank\">https://archive.org/details/unceasingworship0000best</a><br>\n Unceasing worship : biblical perspectives on worship and the arts by Best, Harold M Publication date 2003 Topics Worship, Christianity and the arts, Music in churches Publisher Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 506.8M</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.cvbbs.com/products/unceasing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts-best-harold\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.cvbbs.com/products/unceasing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts-best-harold</a><br>\n On this broader canvas, Best addresses popular misunderstandings about the use of music and offers correctives toward a more biblically consistent practice of artistic action. Incisive, biblical, profound and comprehensive, Best's landmark volume is one by which all other statements on worship and the arts will be measured.</p>\n<p>**<a href=\"https://www.perlego.com/book/2999207/unceasing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts-pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.perlego.com/book/2999207/unceasing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts-pdf</a>hip-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts-pdf)<br>\n We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts.</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship - Earnestly Speaking</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/unceasing-worship/\" target=\"_blank\">https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/unceasing-worship/</a><br>\n Harold Best's thoughts in the book Unceasing Worship are so well articulated and impressive that it is natural to share a few of them here, with a few extra ...</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.logos.com/product/200874/unceasing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.logos.com/product/200874/unceasing-worship-biblical-perspectives-on-worship-and-the-arts</a><br>\n All of us, Christian or not, are always worshiping, whether or not that worship is directed toward God. We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts.</p>\n<p><strong>Harold Best - Earnestly Speaking - WordPress.com</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://blcasey.wordpress.com/tag/harold-best/</a><br>\n Harold Best's thoughts in the book Unceasing Worship are so well articulated and impressive that it is natural to share a few of them here, with a few extra ...</p>\n<p><strong>Unceasing Worship | Harold M. Best - Equip the Called</strong><br>\n<a href=\"https://equipthecalled.com/at-article/unceasing-worship-harold-m-best/\" target=\"_blank\">https://equipthecalled.com/at-article/unceasing-worship-harold-m-best/</a><br>\n Harold Best served for more than twenty-five years as dean of the Conservatory of Music at Wheaton College as well as a president of the National Association of Schools of Music. The premise of his work, Unceasing Worship, can be found in the introduction, “Salvation is the only way our continuous outpouring- our continuous worship- is set aright and urged into the fullness of Christ” (p ...</p>\n</details><p>Based on the available information about Harold Best's \"Unceasing Worship,\" there is <strong>no explicit discussion of singing psalms in worship</strong> found in the sources reviewed.</p>\n<p>While Best does acknowledge the <strong>importance of the Psalms in Old Testament worship vocabulary</strong> <sup class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/\" target=\"_blank\">1</a><span class=\"tooltip top center citation\"><a href=\"https://www.9marks.org/review/unceasing-worship-harold-best/#:~:text=Thus%2C%20for,text%E2%80%9D%20%28147%29.\"><span class=\"source\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/proxy/favicons?c=lQ30-cxV_E2Vdyqb6hrbuYgId7qu7hecjO7o1T7aqQDFc7XpcLttL1Ryala-GNHJrYF1Pi02-Bd7RbkoMIc0jMCaG8lxFXP2V8Cr2E8vJfw%3D\"> www.9marks.org</span><b>1. Book Review: Unceasing Worship, by Harold Best - 9Marks</b></a><span class=\"passage\">Thus, for the artist, unceasing worship requires creating art with excellence and focus (ch. 7), imitating God’s diverse creativity (ch. 8). Best appropriately brings music into special focus. He warns of the danger of thinking that “music empowers text” (147).</span></span></sup> and uses Psalm 29:2 to support his theological framework, his book appears to focus more on broader theological principles of worship rather than specific liturgical practices like psalm singing.</p>\n<p>What Best does address regarding music in worship is quite relevant though. He <strong>warns against the danger of thinking that \"music empowers text\"</strong> - suggesting he's concerned about music overwhelming or manipulating the meaning of words in worship. This perspective indicates he prioritizes the <strong>content and message over the musical form</strong>, which could apply to psalm singing but isn't specifically discussed in that context.</p>\n<p>Best's emphasis seems to be on his concept of <strong>\"unceasing worship\"</strong> and the theological understanding of worship as continuous rather than on particular worship practices. For artists and musicians, he focuses on creating art with <strong>excellence and focus</strong> while <strong>imitating God's diverse creativity</strong>.</p>\n<p>So while Best certainly values the Psalms as biblical texts and addresses music in worship, the available sources don't reveal specific advocacy for or detailed discussion of singing psalms as a worship practice.</p>","md":"Based on the available information about Harold Best's \"Unceasing Worship,\" there is **no explicit discussion of singing psalms in worship** found in the sources reviewed.\n\nWhile Best does acknowledge the **importance of the Psalms in Old Testament worship vocabulary** [^1] and uses Psalm 29:2 to support his theological framework, his book appears to focus more on broader theological principles of worship rather than specific liturgical practices like psalm singing.\n\nWhat Best does address regarding music in worship is quite relevant though. He **warns against the danger of thinking that \"music empowers text\"** - suggesting he's concerned about music overwhelming or manipulating the meaning of words in worship. This perspective indicates he prioritizes the **content and message over the musical form**, which could apply to psalm singing but isn't specifically discussed in that context.\n\nBest's emphasis seems to be on his concept of **\"unceasing worship\"** and the theological understanding of worship as continuous rather than on particular worship practices. For artists and musicians, he focuses on creating art with **excellence and focus** while **imitating God's diverse creativity**. \n\nSo while Best certainly values the Psalms as biblical texts and addresses music in worship, the available sources don't reveal specific advocacy for or detailed discussion of singing psalms as a worship practice.","profile":{"id":null,"name":null,"model":"claude-4-sonnet","model_name":"Claude 4.5 Sonnet","model_provider":"anthropic","model_input_limit":1000000,"recommended":false,"model_info":"\n\n<div class=\"heading\">\n <div class=\"left\">\n \n \n \n <svg class=\"model-icon icon-xs\" data-model=\"claude-4-sonnet\">\n <use href=\"#icon-anthropic\"/>\n </svg>\n <h3>\n \n <span class=\"model-provider\">Anthropic</span>\n \n <span class=\"model-name\">none</span>\n </h3>\n </div>\n\n \n <a href=\"/settings?p=custom_assistant&id=none\">\n <svg class=\"icon-sm edit-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n <use href=\"#icon-pencil\" />\n </svg>\n </a>\n \n</div>\n\n\n<hr />\n<ul>\n \n <li>\n <h4>\n Cost\n </h4>\n <span>\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n <div class=\"score\" aria-label=\"Relatively expensive\">\n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-cost --medium\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-cost --medium\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-cost --medium\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-cost --medium\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"unfilled-cost --medium\"></div>\n \n \n </div>\n</span>\n </li>\n <li>\n <h4>\n Quality\n </h4>\n <span>\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n <div class=\"score\" aria-label=\"Rated 4 out of 5\">\n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"unfilled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n </div>\n</span>\n </li>\n <li>\n <h4>\n Speed\n </h4>\n <span>\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n <div class=\"score\" aria-label=\"Rated 3 out of 5\">\n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"unfilled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"unfilled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n </div>\n</span>\n </li>\n <li>\n <h4>\n Privacy\n </h4>\n <span>\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n <div class=\"score\" aria-label=\"Rated 4 out of 5\">\n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"filled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n \n \n <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"unfilled-bubble\"></div>\n \n \n </div>\n</span>\n </li>\n <li class=\"divider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"></li>\n <li>\n <h4>Last updated</h4>\n <span class=\"date\">\n \n \n 2025-09-29\n \n \n </span>\n </li>\n \n</ul>\n","model_provider_name":"Anthropic","internet_access":true,"personalizations":true,"shortcut":null,"is_default_profile":false},"metadata":"<li>\n <span class=\"attribute\">Model</span>\n <span class=\"value\"><i class=\"icon-xs mr-2\"><svg><use href=\"#icon-anthropic\"></use></svg></i>Claude 4 Sonnet</span>\n</li>\n<li>\n <span class=\"attribute\">Version</span>\n <span class=\"value\">claude-sonnet-4-20250514</span>\n</li>\n<li>\n <span class=\"attribute\">Speed (tok/s)</span>\n <span class=\"value\">36</span>\n</li>\n<li>\n <span class=\"attribute\">Tokens</span>\n <span class=\"value\">3,291</span>\n</li>\n<li>\n <span class=\"attribute\">Cost / Total ($)</span>\n <span class=\"value\">0.01 / 0.05</span>\n</li>\n<li>\n <span class=\"attribute\">End to end time (s)</span>\n <span class=\"value\">15.59</span>\n</li>\n\n","documents":[]}]