The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #39161   Message #1197114
Posted By: Joe Offer
30-May-04 - 12:40 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Pete Seeger's Old Hundredth Verses
Subject: Doxology
The Doxology is actually only the last verse ("Praise God from whom all blessings flow..."), an additional prayer of praise added to the end of Psalm 100. Here are some other well-known doxologies:
It seems to me that doxologies are often Trinitarian endings to prayers that may not have originally been Trinitarian, but maybe that's just my own experience and not a general rule.
-Joe Offer-