Whether or not music possesses a divine quality unshared by the other arts, music has become the most helpful of all the arts in the worship of the Divine Father. Said Michael Praetorius: Music, in the opinion of many, ranks second only to faith and religion. And said Chateaubriand: Music is the child of prayer, the companion of religion. With what reverence music was esteemed in the Protes tant Reformation may be understood from these words of Martin Luther.

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