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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... nature as something wonderful and mysterious , governed by forces which we cannot fully apprehend , is strongly felt . Nature is interpreted , in S. L. Bethell's words , ' as both signifying and actually embodying the mysterious ...
... nature as something wonderful and mysterious , governed by forces which we cannot fully apprehend , is strongly felt . Nature is interpreted , in S. L. Bethell's words , ' as both signifying and actually embodying the mysterious ...
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... nature of sacraments.31 This view of the high and sacramental nature of poetry was fundamental to the development of hymnody . During the nineteenth century it became no longer an expression of enthusiasm or of salvation , but part of a ...
... nature of sacraments.31 This view of the high and sacramental nature of poetry was fundamental to the development of hymnody . During the nineteenth century it became no longer an expression of enthusiasm or of salvation , but part of a ...
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... Nature ' beginning : God of the earth's extended plains ! The dark , green fields contented lie : The mountains rise like holy towers , Where man might commune with the sky ; The tall cliff challenges the storm That lowers upon the vale ...
... Nature ' beginning : God of the earth's extended plains ! The dark , green fields contented lie : The mountains rise like holy towers , Where man might commune with the sky ; The tall cliff challenges the storm That lowers upon the vale ...
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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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