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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... begins : this is not a survey of anything simple but something wondrous , which is also an instrument of death , ' On which the prince of glory dy'd ' . The contrary impressions require rapid , informed readings : they include an ...
... begins : this is not a survey of anything simple but something wondrous , which is also an instrument of death , ' On which the prince of glory dy'd ' . The contrary impressions require rapid , informed readings : they include an ...
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... begins becomes a very important signifier : it suggests that ' Whenever ' the subject contemplates the Cross , the process begins again , in an endless repetition of the drama of self - loss and spiritual gain . The hymn also reflects ...
... begins becomes a very important signifier : it suggests that ' Whenever ' the subject contemplates the Cross , the process begins again , in an endless repetition of the drama of self - loss and spiritual gain . The hymn also reflects ...
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... begins with Samuel Wesley's ( John's father's ) Behold the Saviour of mankind Nailed to the shameful tree ; - and the section is almost entirely concerned with the redeeming love of Christ ; it contains some of Charles Wesley's most ...
... begins with Samuel Wesley's ( John's father's ) Behold the Saviour of mankind Nailed to the shameful tree ; - and the section is almost entirely concerned with the redeeming love of Christ ; it contains some of Charles Wesley's most ...
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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 |
Urheberrecht | |
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