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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... final verse : Then shall I see and hear , and know , All I desir'd or wish'd below- and the first line's verbs return an echo to the first verse ( " To praise thy name , give thanks and sing ' ) so that the whole psalm becomes a ...
... final verse : Then shall I see and hear , and know , All I desir'd or wish'd below- and the first line's verbs return an echo to the first verse ( " To praise thy name , give thanks and sing ' ) so that the whole psalm becomes a ...
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... final verse is dealing , in the same controlled manner as the earlier verses , with sacrifices , divine and human . It begins with ' the whole realm of Nature ' and ends with the word ' All ' , the word towards which the final verse ...
... final verse is dealing , in the same controlled manner as the earlier verses , with sacrifices , divine and human . It begins with ' the whole realm of Nature ' and ends with the word ' All ' , the word towards which the final verse ...
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... final line ; as they do in the final verse , which ends Yet what I can I give Him , Give my heart . Christina Rossetti is no figure in the story : she is no shepherd , no wise man . She sees herself as poor - ' Poor as I am ' . Like so ...
... final line ; as they do in the final verse , which ends Yet what I can I give Him , Give my heart . Christina Rossetti is no figure in the story : she is no shepherd , no wise man . She sees herself as poor - ' Poor as I am ' . Like so ...
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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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