text_original: It is indeed strange, that while he was stripping religion not merely of its pageantry, but even of its decent ceremonies, this levelling reformer should have introduced this taste for _singing_ psalms in opposition to _reading_ psalms.
text_transcription: IT IS INDEED STRANGE THAT WHILE HE WAS STRIPPING RELIGION NOT MERELY OF ITS PAGEANTRY BUT EVEN OF ITS DECENT CEREMONIES THIS LEVELLING REFORMER SHOULD HAVE INTRODUCED DISTASTE FOR SINGING PSALMS IN OPPOSITION TO READING PSALMS
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ˌɪndˈiːd stɹˈeɪndʒ, ðæt wˌaɪl hiː wʌz stɹˈɪpɪŋ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən nˌɑːt mˈɪɹli ʌv ɪts pˈædʒəntɹi, bˌʌt ˈiːvən ʌv ɪts dˈiːsənt sˈɛɹᵻməniz, ðɪs lˈɛvəlɪŋ ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmɚ ʃˌʊdəv ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ðɪs tˈeɪst fɔːɹ sˈɪŋɪŋ sˈɑːmz ɪn ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən tə ɹˈiːdɪŋ sˈɑːmz.