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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... earth ... Justice from heaven . He keeps the metaphors of ' flourish ' and ' look down ' , but he makes them more explicit , turning ' flourish ' into a smile , and giving justice a bower to look down from . The first verse of this hymn ...
... earth ... Justice from heaven . He keeps the metaphors of ' flourish ' and ' look down ' , but he makes them more explicit , turning ' flourish ' into a smile , and giving justice a bower to look down from . The first verse of this hymn ...
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... earth receiv'd her frame , From everlasting thou art God , To endless years the same . The verse structure looks different , in that it carries the sense through four lines , instead of two - line units ; but the construction is really ...
... earth receiv'd her frame , From everlasting thou art God , To endless years the same . The verse structure looks different , in that it carries the sense through four lines , instead of two - line units ; but the construction is really ...
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... earth and in heaven , both of whom are transfigured by love : I do not bid thee now farewell ( A prayer unmeet for life like thine , ) With thy beloved in heaven I dwell , And thy beloved on earth are mine . My heart with them , and ...
... earth and in heaven , both of whom are transfigured by love : I do not bid thee now farewell ( A prayer unmeet for life like thine , ) With thy beloved in heaven I dwell , And thy beloved on earth are mine . My heart with them , and ...
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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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