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A revised and updated version of
Abraham Kuyper: An Annotated Bibliography 1857-2010 by Tjitze Kuipers (2011)

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1897

1897.18
De berijmde Psalmen, met eenige gezangen, in gebruik bij de Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland; alsmede hare formulieren van eenigheid, met de drie oude geloofsbelijdenissen, en hare liturgie, met het Kort Begrip en den Ziekentroost. Naar den door die Kerken vastgestelden tekst uitgegeven door Dr. F.L. Rutgers, onder medewerking van Dr. H. Bavinck en Dr. A. Kuyper.
Middelharnis, Flakkeesche Boekdrukkerij 1897. [4], 256, 123, [1] pp., 24cm.—bd. ƒ2.50.
Preface dated: Amsterdam, Kampen, Amsterdam, July 1897.
Published: November 1897.
Spine title: Psalmen.
Metrical Psalms and also the hymns: all music.
Title edition, see: 1913.17.
Larger format, see: 1898.11.
Binding: full cloth; black; lettered in gold on the spine; blind tooling on the boards.
ET: Metrical Psalms, with some hymns, as used by the Reformed Church in the Netherlands; together with its forms of unity, with the three ancient confessions of faith, and its liturgy, with the “Compendium” and the “Consolation for the sick.” Published according to the texts agreed upon by the churches by Dr. F.L. Rutgers, with assistance from Dr. H. Bavinck and Dr. A. Kuyper.

This edition was meant to become the prayer book of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands. A revised edition of the rhymed Psalms, the three forms of unity, and the liturgical formularies belonged alongside the revised edition of the States’ Bible (see 1895.11) because the prayer book had also not been transmitted without error through its print history. F.L. Rutgers took charge of revising the rhymed psalms by correcting any misleading punctuation and faults that had crept in. All of the psalm couplets were printed with musical notes. The language of three forms of unity was also modernized and checked over in textual detail by Rutgers (see 1897.19). Following the method that C.A. Renier and B. van Schelven had used in their revision of the Kort Begrip der Christelijke Religie (see 1884.05), precise references were made with alphabetical notes to the loca probantia. The liturgical formularies were also checked and improved. Rutgers directed the revisions in collaboration with Bavinck, Kuyper, and—although he was not mentioned either on the title page or in the foreword—above all with the assistance of H.H. Kuyper (cf. De Heraut, no. 1040, November 28, 1897 and no. 1068, June 12, 1898).

After the table of contents, a small list of print errors in the rhymed psalms and another small list of print errors in the formularies are printed as errata. This revised edition of the prayer book could be bound with 1896.11 for a supplemental fee. Kuyper had signed a contract (KA 316) with the publisher for this edition and was contractually obligated to provide revised texts of the Dutch Confession of Faith, the Heidelberg Catechism, the Canons of Dordt, the liturgical formulas, and an accurate version of the rhymed Psalms.