The Bay Psalm Book: The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully Translated Into English Metre

For the settlers who landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620 singing psalms in praise of God was a fundamental part of worship. Unsatisfied with existing translations (which they felt put more stake in poetry than piety) the pilgrims elected a panel of 30 clergymen including well-known ministers Richard Mather John Eliot and Thomas Weld to put together a new translation. In 1640 they produced The Bay Psalm Book-the first book ever published in the American Colonies. The authentic prose remains lyrical and lovely as it carries the Puritans simple message of Gods grace.