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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... thee when bound , And , when wounded , heal'd thy wound ; Sought thee wand'ring , set thee right , Turn'd thy darkness into light . Cowper pushes the argument along , phrase by insistent phrase ' woun- ded ... wound ' , ' Sought thee ...
... thee when bound , And , when wounded , heal'd thy wound ; Sought thee wand'ring , set thee right , Turn'd thy darkness into light . Cowper pushes the argument along , phrase by insistent phrase ' woun- ded ... wound ' , ' Sought thee ...
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... Thee began , with Thee shall end , the day : Guard Thou the lips from sin , the hearts from shame , That in this house have called upon Thy name . The first line is arresting in its simplicity , but it is followed by the rhetorical ...
... Thee began , with Thee shall end , the day : Guard Thou the lips from sin , the hearts from shame , That in this house have called upon Thy name . The first line is arresting in its simplicity , but it is followed by the rhetorical ...
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... thee dear , I speak to thee of many things That others would not care to hear ; Now that no pain thy love can share I like to think that thou wilt care- In this astonishing poem , Waring feels close to the loved one because she is with ...
... thee dear , I speak to thee of many things That others would not care to hear ; Now that no pain thy love can share I like to think that thou wilt care- In this astonishing poem , Waring feels close to the loved one because she is with ...
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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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