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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... glory fills the skies— We could say , I think , that if Christ's glory fills the skies , here it also fills the line . Certainly every word has its part to play in producing the effect ; and the stresses which are set up in reading or ...
... glory fills the skies— We could say , I think , that if Christ's glory fills the skies , here it also fills the line . Certainly every word has its part to play in producing the effect ; and the stresses which are set up in reading or ...
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... Glory dy'd , — The first edition had ' Where the young Prince of Glory dy'd ' , but for Watts's purposes that line was perhaps , too spectacular , too dramatic : the powerful effects are held back for later , and even then are effected ...
... Glory dy'd , — The first edition had ' Where the young Prince of Glory dy'd ' , but for Watts's purposes that line was perhaps , too spectacular , too dramatic : the powerful effects are held back for later , and even then are effected ...
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... glory into glory , Till in heaven we take our place , Till we cast our crowns before thee , Lost in wonder , love , and praise . The last words are the same , but the transformation is astonishing . Addison has been calmly surveying ...
... glory into glory , Till in heaven we take our place , Till we cast our crowns before thee , Lost in wonder , love , and praise . The last words are the same , but the transformation is astonishing . Addison has been calmly surveying ...
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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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