The English Hymn: A Critical and Historical StudyClarendon Press, 1997 - 552 Seiten Why do people sing hymns? Are hymns poetry? What makes a good hymn? The author discusses the nature of hymns and their particular appeal, examines the English hymn as a literary form, and systematically describes its development through four centuries, from the Reformation to the mid-twentieth century. |
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... Watts's skill in rhetoric . As Selma L. Bishop has pointed out , the many revisions of Hymns and Spiritual Psalms suggest that he was aware of the importance of linguistic and ... Watts's hymn comes from his ability 138 ISAAC WATTS.
... Watts's skill in rhetoric . As Selma L. Bishop has pointed out , the many revisions of Hymns and Spiritual Psalms suggest that he was aware of the importance of linguistic and ... Watts's hymn comes from his ability 138 ISAAC WATTS.
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... Watts's hymns partly because they are so direct , and so unwilling to be deflected from their subject : I give immortal praise To God the Father's love , For all my comforts here , And better hopes above ; He sent his own Eternal Son To ...
... Watts's hymns partly because they are so direct , and so unwilling to be deflected from their subject : I give immortal praise To God the Father's love , For all my comforts here , And better hopes above ; He sent his own Eternal Son To ...
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... Watts's paraphrase of Psalm 147 , ' Praise ye the Lord ! ' tis good to raise ' : His wisdom's vast , and knows no bound , A deep where all our thoughts are drowned ! Watts drowns in God's wisdom ; Wesley in his goodness and truth , mani ...
... Watts's paraphrase of Psalm 147 , ' Praise ye the Lord ! ' tis good to raise ' : His wisdom's vast , and knows no bound , A deep where all our thoughts are drowned ! Watts drowns in God's wisdom ; Wesley in his goodness and truth , mani ...
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The State of the Art | 1 |
The Singing of Hymns and the Experience of Metre | 22 |
The Whole Booke of Psalmes | 42 |
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