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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... heaven and hell engage For more than death or life . The astonishing word here is ' Mysteriously ' , which at once turns the conflict into a spiritual struggle , with a bold adverb ; the army , too , is not an ordinary one : Ye armies ...
... heaven and hell engage For more than death or life . The astonishing word here is ' Mysteriously ' , which at once turns the conflict into a spiritual struggle , with a bold adverb ; the army , too , is not an ordinary one : Ye armies ...
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... heaven , a heaven of joy and health , with singing and counter - singing . Satisfied desire leads to a final line of superb brevity and stability : My heart is resting , O my God , My heart is in Thy care- I hear the voice of joy and ...
... heaven , a heaven of joy and health , with singing and counter - singing . Satisfied desire leads to a final line of superb brevity and stability : My heart is resting , O my God , My heart is in Thy care- I hear the voice of joy and ...
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... heaven . The preoccupation with heaven as the beautiful land across the river is another of the characteristics of Afro - American hymnody which the evan- gelical hymn - writers took over . In the slave songs , however , it has a power ...
... heaven . The preoccupation with heaven as the beautiful land across the river is another of the characteristics of Afro - American hymnody which the evan- gelical hymn - writers took over . In the slave songs , however , it has a power ...
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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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