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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... religion at length : it enables us to come to a knowledge of the existence of God , and of the wonders of his creation ; to understand his dominion over all things , and his benevolence ; to understand our duty towards God , and to ...
... religion at length : it enables us to come to a knowledge of the existence of God , and of the wonders of his creation ; to understand his dominion over all things , and his benevolence ; to understand our duty towards God , and to ...
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... religion with experience , the patterns of religious behaviour found in Puritan spiritual autobiography ; 8 while the works of such writers as Richard Baxter were known as ' practical works ' ( concerned with the practice of religion ...
... religion with experience , the patterns of religious behaviour found in Puritan spiritual autobiography ; 8 while the works of such writers as Richard Baxter were known as ' practical works ' ( concerned with the practice of religion ...
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... religion , making religion beautiful . It had something in common with church restoration , which ( however unfortunate its results ) began in a desire to make the place of worship more expressive of the holiness that should be found ...
... religion , making religion beautiful . It had something in common with church restoration , which ( however unfortunate its results ) began in a desire to make the place of worship more expressive of the holiness that should be found ...
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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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