Barbara Gloudon presents a copy of the new CPWI hymnal to Dave Rodney recently in Kingston.
A new Anglican hymnal designed for liturgical worship in churches across the Caribbean has been released.
International reggae icons Peter Tosh and Ernie Smith are included in the hymnal.
So too are other Jamaican musical luminaries Noel Dexter, Father Richard Ho Lung, Reverend Easton Lee and the late Professor Barry Chevannes.
It also includes hypnotic gems like By the Rivers of Babylon which are expected to breathe new life into the musical ministry of Anglican churches from Bermuda and the Bahamas to Barbados and Barbuda.
The new hymnal called the "CPWI Hymnal (Church in the Province of the West Indies)", replaces the "Hymns Ancient & Modern" that was first introduced in 1861.
The CPWI hymnal attempts to combine old favorite hymns with a repertoire of lyrically and rhythmically mesmerizing songs by Caribbean authors and composers.
Popular songs like Joy to the World and The First Noel were never in the A&M but are now included in CPWI, alongside hundreds of other hymns.
In a few cases, the words of old hymns have been altered to reflect the cultural realities of the Caribbean region and for some old favorites; tunes have been updated in accordance with popular congregational usage.
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