The Evolution of the English Hymn: An Historical Survey of the Origins and Development of the Hymns of the Christian ChurchMacmillan, 1927 - 312 pages |
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The Evolution of the English Hymn: An Historical Survey of the Origins and ... Frederick John Gillman No preview available - 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 devotion Dies Iræ 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 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
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Page 268 - Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child ; ' Pity my simplicity, Suffer me to come to Thee.
Page 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.
Page 266 - LET dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so; Let bears and lions growl and fight, For 'tis their nature too. But, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise ; Your little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes.
Page 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...
Page 241 - Abide with me from morn till eve, For without Thee I cannot live; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die.
Page 173 - The night is come, like to the day, Depart not thou, great God, away ; Let not my sins, black as the night. Eclipse the lustre of thy light. Keep still in my horizon, for to me The sun makes not the day, but thee.
Page 241 - Sun of my soul ! Thou Saviour dear, It is not night if Thou be near : Oh may no earth-born cloud arise To hide Thee from thy servant's eyes.
Page 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!
Page 300 - JESUS, I my cross have taken, All to leave and follow thee ; Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, Thou, from hence, my all shall be : Perish every fond ambition, All I've sought, or hoped, or known ; Yet how rich is my condition ! God and heaven are still my own.
Page 35 - tis said Before was never made, But when of old the sons of morning sung, While the Creator great...