The Evolution of the English Hymn: An Historical Survey of the Origins and Development of the Hymns of the Christian ChurchMacmillan, 1927 - 312 pàgines |
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The Evolution of the English Hymn: An Historical Survey of the Origins and ... Frederick John Gillman Visualització completa - 1927 |
The Evolution of the English Hymn: An Historical Survey of the Origins and ... Frederick John Gillman Visualització completa - 1927 |
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Adam of St Alleluia Ambrose angels Anglican beauty Bernard of Clairvaux Bishop bless Cædmon Calvin Carols century Charles Wesley charming child Christ Christian Church congregational Cross death delightful devotional divine doth early earth English hymn faith Father fear Friends George Fox glory God's grace hath hear heart heaven heavenly holy hymn books hymn tune hymn-writers hymnals hymnody Hymnology Isaac Watts Jesus John John Wesley King Lamb Latin lines living Lord Luther melody monastery musicians Niceta of Remesiana night Olney Hymns paraphrase peace poems poet poetry popular praise prayer Psalms Psalter public worship Quaker Reformation religious sacred sang Saviour says Shepherd singing sleep song soul sound spirit story sung sweet Thee Thine Thomas Ken Thou art thought to-day tongue translation troubadours unto verses voice Watts Watts's words worship-song writing written wrote
Passatges populars
Pàgina 268 - Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child ; Pity my simplicity, Suffer me to come to Thee.
Pàgina 206 - COME, let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 Worthy the Lamb that died, they cry, To be exalted thus : Worthy the Lamb, our lips reply, For he was slain for us.
Pàgina 169 - MY soul, there is a country Far beyond the stars, Where stands a winged sentry All skilful in the wars: There, above noise and danger, Sweet Peace sits crown'd with smiles, And One born in a manger Commands the beauteous files. He is thy gracious Friend, And — O my soul, awake ! — Did in pure love descend To die here for thy sake. If thou canst get but thither, There grows the flower of Peace, The Rose that cannot wither, Thy fortress, and thy ease. Leave then thy foolish ranges; For none can...
Pàgina 237 - FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee.
Pàgina 158 - Most glorious Lord of life ! that, on this day, Didst make Thy triumph over death and sin ; And, having harrowed hell, didst bring away Captivity thence captive, us to win...
Pàgina 210 - Must I be carried to the skies On flowery beds of ease, While others fought to win the prize, And sailed through bloody seas...
Pàgina 222 - No foot of land do I possess ; No cottage in this wilderness: A poor way-faring man, I lodge awhile in tents below, Or gladly wander to and fro, Till I my Canaan gain.
Pàgina 235 - THE billows swell, the winds are high, Clouds overcast my wint'ry sky ; Out of the depths to thee I call, My fears are great, my strength is small. 2 O LORD, the pilot's part perform, And guide and guard me through the storm ; Defend me from each threat'ning ill, Control the waves, say,
Pàgina 198 - As Sir Roger is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer nobody to sleep in it besides himself ; for if by chance he has been surprised into a short nap at sermon, upon recovering out of it he stands up and looks about him, and if he sees anybody else nodding, either wakes them himself, or sends his servants to them.
Pàgina 82 - Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame, Nor can the memory find, A sweeter sound than thy blest name, O Saviour of mankind!