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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... cross ' . As a final example , I take hymn 10 from this Book III , entitled ' Christ crucified ; the Wisdom and ... cross ' tis fairest drawn In precious blood and crimson lines . In place of the book of nature , we are now given the ...
... cross ' . As a final example , I take hymn 10 from this Book III , entitled ' Christ crucified ; the Wisdom and ... cross ' tis fairest drawn In precious blood and crimson lines . In place of the book of nature , we are now given the ...
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... cross : and as grace and vengeance strangely join in the heart of God , so the sharpest smart of Christ becomes the purchased pleasure of the sinner , and the cross is transformed into a ' sweet wonder ' : O the sweet wonder of that cross ...
... cross : and as grace and vengeance strangely join in the heart of God , so the sharpest smart of Christ becomes the purchased pleasure of the sinner , and the cross is transformed into a ' sweet wonder ' : O the sweet wonder of that cross ...
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... cross , with a heart in its centre . The cross is black , to indicate the sorrows , even unto death , through which the Christian must pass ; but the heart preserves its natural colour , for the cross does not extinguish nature , it ...
... cross , with a heart in its centre . The cross is black , to indicate the sorrows , even unto death , through which the Christian must pass ; but the heart preserves its natural colour , for the cross does not extinguish nature , it ...
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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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