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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... grace of Jesus Christ can descend upon him . At that point there is a hymn : My soul mounts up with Eagles wings And unto thee dear God , she sings ; Since thou art on my side , My enemies are forc'd to fly , As soon as they do thee ...
... grace of Jesus Christ can descend upon him . At that point there is a hymn : My soul mounts up with Eagles wings And unto thee dear God , she sings ; Since thou art on my side , My enemies are forc'd to fly , As soon as they do thee ...
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... grace of God is an ' amazing grace ' , which has a sweet sound ( ' How sweet the name of Jesus sounds ' ) and which ... sav'd a wretch like me ! ' Saved ' is common as a metaphor , from the Acts of the Apostles and from the Epistles of ...
... grace of God is an ' amazing grace ' , which has a sweet sound ( ' How sweet the name of Jesus sounds ' ) and which ... sav'd a wretch like me ! ' Saved ' is common as a metaphor , from the Acts of the Apostles and from the Epistles of ...
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... grace has brought me safe thus far , And grace will lead me home- The hymn ends with the vision of unity with God against a background of a collapsed world : The earth shall soon dissolve like snow , The sun forbear to shine ; But God ...
... grace has brought me safe thus far , And grace will lead me home- The hymn ends with the vision of unity with God against a background of a collapsed world : The earth shall soon dissolve like snow , The sun forbear to shine ; But God ...
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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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