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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... reference is to the first and last verses of Psalm 97 : ' The Lord reigneth , let the earth rejoice ' and ' Rejoice in the Lord , ye righteous : and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness ' . The hymn then changes from an Old ...
... reference is to the first and last verses of Psalm 97 : ' The Lord reigneth , let the earth rejoice ' and ' Rejoice in the Lord , ye righteous : and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness ' . The hymn then changes from an Old ...
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... reference to the ' all- redeeming God ' . The fourth verse makes this explicit : Dispread the victory of thy cross , Ride on , and prosper in thy deed ; so that the hymn , which originates with the God of might in Psalm 45 , also ...
... reference to the ' all- redeeming God ' . The fourth verse makes this explicit : Dispread the victory of thy cross , Ride on , and prosper in thy deed ; so that the hymn , which originates with the God of might in Psalm 45 , also ...
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... reference to Heber's ' Brightest and best of the sons of the morning ' ( it was , however , printed in Church Hymns , perhaps at the insistence of How and Compton ) : What are we to say of Bishop Heber offering to the Church as an ...
... reference to Heber's ' Brightest and best of the sons of the morning ' ( it was , however , printed in Church Hymns , perhaps at the insistence of How and Compton ) : What are we to say of Bishop Heber offering to the Church as an ...
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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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