He who sings prays twice.

Qui cantat, bis orat

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Not found in his writings. In his "Expositions on the Psalms" for psalm 72, he wrote, "Qui enim cantat laudem, non solum laudat, sed etiam hilariter laudat; qui cantat laudem, non solum cantat, sed et amat eum quem cantat." An English translation would be "For he who sings praise, does not only praise, but also praises joyously; he who sings praise, is not only singing, but also loving Him whom he is singing of."

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The earliest occurrence on Google Books of "Qui cantat, orat bis" is on page 4 of the 1554 book Cantiones Evangelicae: Ad Usitatas Harmonias... by Wenzel Nicolaides.

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