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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... living expression of the human spirit . The loss of hymns from school assemblies , and the almost exclusive use of modern hymns or songs in some churches , suggest that the older generations now living may well be the last for whom the ...
... living expression of the human spirit . The loss of hymns from school assemblies , and the almost exclusive use of modern hymns or songs in some churches , suggest that the older generations now living may well be the last for whom the ...
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... living God ' in line I is echoed by the concluding ' thy Face , | Thou Majesty Divine ' : For thee , my God , the living God , My thirsty Soul doth pine ; O when shall I behold thy Face , Thou Majesty Divine ? ( Psalm 42 ) The metrical ...
... living God ' in line I is echoed by the concluding ' thy Face , | Thou Majesty Divine ' : For thee , my God , the living God , My thirsty Soul doth pine ; O when shall I behold thy Face , Thou Majesty Divine ? ( Psalm 42 ) The metrical ...
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... living God . Milton is certainly more conscious of the music of the lines , and of the balance of the two - line units , placing ' O Lord to see ' at the end of line 2 , and following it with the lovely rhythm and cadence of ' O living ...
... living God . Milton is certainly more conscious of the music of the lines , and of the balance of the two - line units , placing ' O Lord to see ' at the end of line 2 , and following it with the lovely rhythm and cadence of ' O living ...
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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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