Bay Psalm Book (1640)
the first book printed in America, was the work of John Eliot, with Richard Mather and Thomas Welch. The Bay Psalm Book used the first printing press in the American colonies, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this volume became the approved hymnal of the Massachusetts Bay Colony:
<The whole book of Psalms faithfully translated into English meter, whereunto is prefixed a discourse declaring not only the lawfulness, but also the necessity of the heavenly Ordinances of singing Scripture Psalms in the Churches of God.> 1640FB001
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American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement.
Endnotes:
1640FB001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). First Book Printed in America, 1640, The Bay Psalm Book, published by John Eliot, with Richard Mather and Thomas Welch in Cambridge, Massachusetts.