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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... human life , of the greatness and wretchedness of the human condition . " So at first sight , the English hymn is a difficult subject to consider , and a difficult form to defend , unless one capitulates at once and agrees that the hymn ...
... human life , of the greatness and wretchedness of the human condition . " So at first sight , the English hymn is a difficult subject to consider , and a difficult form to defend , unless one capitulates at once and agrees that the hymn ...
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... human self with a regularity of form and a graceful accommodation of the sense to the line . Human speech is used in simple and natural units : serve ... Now it belongs not to my care , Whether I die or live : To love and serve thee is ...
... human self with a regularity of form and a graceful accommodation of the sense to the line . Human speech is used in simple and natural units : serve ... Now it belongs not to my care , Whether I die or live : To love and serve thee is ...
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... human experience but also a profound examination of relevant pas- sages from the New Testament , while Crosby , using the same ideas , relies on superficial emotional states : Perfect submission , all is at rest , I in my Saviour am ...
... human experience but also a profound examination of relevant pas- sages from the New Testament , while Crosby , using the same ideas , relies on superficial emotional states : Perfect submission , all is at rest , I in my Saviour am ...
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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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