Biblical Battle Songs | Dr. David Erb | New Saint Andrews College

In this musically rich disputatio, Dr. David Erb leads us through the Scriptures to recover a largely forgotten weapon of spiritual warfare: song.

From the shores of the Red Sea to the reign of Jehoshaphat…
From Deborah’s victory hymn to the Psalms of David…
From Psalm 46 to Psalm 149 and beyond…
God’s people have always sung in the face of war.
Not sentimental choruses. Not background music. But bold, historical, theological, Spirit-wielding battle songs.

At NSA, musical excellence is not performance, it is preparation. May we not be mere sightseers or hearers, but sight-singers—armed with the Word of Christ, ready for joy, sorrow, worship, and battle.

“Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand.” Psalm 149

 

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Dr. David R. Erb has taught at New Saint Andrews College since 2008 and is a Senior Fellow of Music and Director of the Conservatory of Music. In addition to choral conducting, Dr. Erb focuses his teaching on training all Christians to be musically literate in light of scriptural teaching. To this end, he is the director and founder of the NSA Summer Music Camp, the Chenaniah Summer Music Institute, the NSA-ACCS High School Honor Choir, and Collegium Musicum Moscow. Dr. Erb formerly served as a Chief Musician for nearly two decades in CREC churches in Washington and Idaho. He is the composer of Cantica Sanctorum, fifty through-composed psalms plus other hymns and scripture settings, and is the co-founder of the music publishing company Praetorius Publications.