THE HUGUENOTS IN FRANCE 



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worship caused their rejection by the Romanists. On 

 the field of battle, at the funeral pyre of the martyr, in 

 the prisons, all through the terrible period of religious 

 persecution and bloodshed, the Psalms of Marot could be 

 heard, and were the source of inspiration and courage. 

 It is well said that the influence of Marot on the language 

 and poetry of France has been enduring, and the good 

 accomplished by introducing the singing of David's 

 Psalms into the Reformed congregations and families can- 

 not be estimated. As Luther's Hymn, which is a trans- 

 lation of a Psalm, was the Protestant battle hymn of 

 Germany, so the Marot Psalms led the French forward 

 in their long struggle for religious liberty and human 

 rights. 



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