There's an interesting thread on "Old Hundredth" (Psalm 100 - "All People That on Earth Do Dwell") here (click). The Doxology ("Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow") is a trinitarian verse sung at the beginning or end of various psalms - and it's often sung by itself to the tune of "Old Hundredth" when the offering is brought forward in Protestant churches. The Trinity is not part of Jewish belief, so there aren't any trinitarian verses in the Psalms.

My Companion to the Baptist Hymnal says the Doxology is usually sung with Psalms 104, 113, 115, 117, 135, 146, 147, 148, 149, and 150 - with no mention of Psalm 100, although I'm sure I've heard the Doxology sung with Psalm 100. Maybe not. I associate the tune of "Old Hundredth" with "From All That Dwell Below the Skies," which I believe is Psalm 117.

There are so many old hymns with the same meter, that you can use a wide variety of tunes with each lyric.


-Joe Offer-