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Books on: history hymn

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The Hymn in History and Literature

Book by Jeremiah Bascom Reeves; Century, 1924

Subjects:

Hymns, English--History And Criticism, Hymns--History And Criticism

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Discourse on Some Principles of Hymn Singing . B. H. Blackwell...Dickinson Edward. Music in the History of the Western Church . Scribners...L. F. Studies in Familiar Hymns . Westminster Press, Philadelphia...R. The History and Use of Hymns and Hymn Tunes . Revell, New York...
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Sing Them over Again to Me: Hymns and Hymnbooks in America

Book by Mark A. Noll, Edith L. Blumhofer; University of Alabama Press, 2006

Subjects:

Hymns, English--United States--History And Criticism, Protestant Churches--United States--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...rewritten version of that hymn became the predominate text...in the American publishing history of this hymn as well as to...about American religious history more generally. But because the preAmerican history of the hymn was so important...
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The English Hymn: A Critical and Historical Study

Book by J. R. Watson; Oxford University Press, 1999

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Hymns, English--History And Criticism

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...background to a writers hymns. This book traces the history of the English hymn since the Reformation...did not appreciate that hymns could refer to the whole...second is the fact the hymns are sung. This has very...implications for the form of a hymn, and these will be discussed...
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Hymns Attributed to John Dryden

Book by George Rapall Noyes, George Potter Reuben; University of California Press, 1937

Subjects:

Catholic Church--Hymns, Christian Poetry, Latin (Medieval And Modern)--Translations Into English, Dryden, John--1631-1700--Poetic Works, Humanism--England--History--17th Century, Hymns, Latin (Medieval And Modern)--England--Translations Into English

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...respectively. The last-named hymn, also, is included in the...knowingly inserting these four hymns by a Protestant translator...vox redarguit , the Advent hymn in which the line in question...plausibly that the three Advent hymns were translated by a single...anonymous writer printed in Knolles History of the Turks 1621 : Greatnesse...
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The Medieval Latin Hymn

Book by Ruth Ellis Messenger; Capital Press, 1953

Subjects:

Hymns, Latin--History And Criticism, Sequences (Liturgy)

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...this volume is to trace the history of the medieval Latin hymn from the point of view of usage...field is involved. But the hymn is functional, having its greatest...religion is reflected in the hymns of any age. Here often lie...As the study of the medieval hymn is followed from the standpoint...

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Journal Articles on: history hymn

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Lining out the Word: Dr. Watts Hymn Singing in the Music of Black Americans

Journal article by David Stricklin; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 73, 2007

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Books--Book reviews, Lining Out the Word: Dr. Watts Hymn Singing in the Music of Black Americans, Music of the African Diaspora (Book)--Book reviews, Sing Them Over Again to Me: Hymns and Hymnbooks in America, Religion and American Culture (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Them Over Again to Me: Hymns and Hymnbooks in America...cultural and personal history in Lining Out the Word: Dr. Watts Hymn Singing in the Music...experience of diaspora. The hymns of the eighteenth...reflected and shaped church history. The second section...foundations of gospel hymn writing in the work...section considers how hymns express their times...
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Embracing Inana: Legitimation and Mediation in the Ancient Mesopotamian Sacred Marriage Hymn Iddin-Dagan A

Journal article by Philip Jones; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 123, 2003

Subjects:

Divine right of kings--History, Hymns--History, Mesopotamia, Wedding music--History, Wedding music--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...sacred marriage, the Old Babylonian royal hymn conventionally known as Iddin-Dagan...of legitimation and mediation in the hymns presentation of the eponymous kings marriage...will then explore certain aspects of the hymns rhetoric in the light of other Old Babylonian...mediation of divine power as dangerous, the hymn presents the king in anything but a glorious...D. 1970. "Two Neo-Sumerian Royal Hymns." Ph.D. dissertation, University...1973. "Iddin-Dagans Sacred Marriage Hymn." Journal of Cuneiform Studies 25...
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Music in Jewish History and Culture

Journal article by Mary Louise Vandyke; The Hymn, Vol. 58, 2007

Collections: Entire Library

Music in Jewish History and Culture by Mary Louise...70.00. Music in Jewish History and Culture traces a solid...contains no reference to "hymn," although I counted at least twelve places where hymns were mentioned and a reference...and reassures us that through history and into the future, its solid...
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Church Music History-new Directions

Journal article; The Hymn, Vol. 59, 2008

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...from ethnomusicology, social history, theology, economics, and...remarked that "writing the history of church music is probably...encourage more particular histories of specific communities of...America in exploring the rich history of church music, thus overcoming...child, her first published hymn, "We Come, O Christ, To...languages. A collection of her hymns, A Singing Heart, was published...
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Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land: Hymnody in the History of North American Protestantism

Journal article by Randall Bradley; The Hymn, Vol. 58, 2007

Collections: Entire Library

...Strange Land: Hymnody in the History of North American Protestantism...intertwined with the broader history of the church and with society...relationship more apparent than in the history of Protestantism where music...of topics from the role of hymns in the assimilation process...

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Magazine Articles on: history hymn

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Commerce and Christianity: The Great Exhibition of 1851 Was Not Only a Celebration of Victorian Britain's Scientific and Economic Pre-Eminence but Also a Hymn to the Religion That Underpinned It

Magazine article by Geoffrey Cantor; History Today, Vol. 60, July 2010

Subjects:

Commerce--Trade shows, Great Exhibition of 1851--Analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...and Economic Pre-Eminence but Also a Hymn to the Religion That Underpinned It. by...creation. As he wrote in the preface to his Hymn for All Nations, penned for the Great...acknowledgement of HIM who made them all. Tuppers hymn, which appeared along with translations...
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Easy Hymns: 20 Timeless Hymns

Magazine article by Becky Ward; American Music Teacher, Vol. 55, February 2006

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Books--Book reviews, Easy Hymns: 20 Timeless Hymns (Book)

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...the musical intention of the hymn. Lastly, the print is large...importantly, are all standard hymns, not contemporary worship...the rich heritage of these hymns, many of which are not commonly seen in current hymn arrangement books. Some of...another title. Also, a short history of each hymn could further...
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Hymn Book Release Celebrated [Common Praise

Magazine article by Diane Paquette; Vol. 124, December 1998

Subjects:

Anglican Church, Hymns

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...gathered for the service sang 10 hymns and listened to a choir. A dancer...homily, Mr. Gibson spoke about the history of hymns and explained how hymn books "are only containers for the tradition." The hymns come alive "when people sing...
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Singing the Praises of a New Hymn Book: Ten Years to Create, Worth Every Minute

Magazine article by Diane Paquette; Anglican Journal, Vol. 125, January 1999

Subjects:

Anglican Church, Hymns

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...to go about choosing hymns for the new book...We sat here and sang hymns for hours and hours...everything. You cant judge a hymn simply by looking at...music experts, or history or language buffs. There...feel right singing the hymns that were being produced...that disquiet to the hymn book and envision that...
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The Book That Changed My Life: Mercian Hymns by Geoffrey Hill

Magazine article by Adam Thorpe; New Statesman, Vol. 138, July 13, 2009

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Books--Book reviews, Mercian Hymns (Poetry collection)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...That Changed My Life: Mercian Hymns by Geoffrey Hill. by Adam...out Geoffrey Hills Mercian Hymns--published just three years...Mercia had intrigued me in our history classes. A pagan kingdom under...Because all 30 of the brief "hymns" were set out as prose...much for". But that same "hymn" included an image of Offa...

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Newspaper Articles on: history hymn

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Pastors' Favorite Christmas Hymns Have Interesting Histories

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 22, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Pastors Favorite Christmas Hymns Have Interesting Histories. Byline: Cheryl Chojnacki...of the entire context of the hymn - the birth of Jesus," he...The Germans responded with a hymn of their own, and fighting...said the peacefulness of the hymn is what appeals to him...
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AND WAS JERUSALEM BUILDED HERE; THE ESSAY; (with Help from Constantine the Great, the Knights Templar, the Labour Party. and the Most Stirring Hymn of Them All)

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), February 6, 2011

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Montefiore, Simon Sebag, Political parties--England

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Party. and the Most Stirring Hymn of Them All). Byline: BY...seen Jerusalem is more than a hymn. It is almost our national...Jerusalem the place. The reason a hymn called Jerusalem stirs such...glory and such tragedy. Its history is that of the great religions...
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New Book Salutes Sacred Black Hymn

Newspaper article by Melanie Noto; The Washington Times, December 7, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...New book salutes sacred black hymn by Melanie Noto "Lift Every...wanted the song to be called a hymn instead of an anthem, which...where we have come," the music history professor said. Mr. Norris...sing all three verses of the hymn with great pride and feeling...
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The SC & Judges Ass'n Hymns

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, June 11, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Makati. I thought the judges hymn would have already been widely sung by them more than the hymns sung by justices of the higher...expressed in the lyrics of their hymns. * * * The music I wrote for the Supreme Court Hymn and Philippine Judges Association...Court. With vision set on history Their mission leaves a legacy...
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A HYMN FOR HEROES; A Bishop This Week Called for the Hymn, I Vow to Thee, My Country to Be Banned, Saying It Smacks of Nazism. in Fact It's a Humbling Tribute to the Fallen of the Great War

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 13, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...4s Today programme that the hymn puts God secondary to country...Is this immensely popular hymn, played both at Princess Dianas...actual words employed by the hymns author, Sir Cecil Spring...pathetically mistaken. The hymn is, in fact, a patriotic...Washington since 1912, where history relates how his tact and forbearance...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: history hymn

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Drama, Western

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...originated in the dithyramb . This was a choral hymn to the god Dionysus and involved exchanges...George Lillos London Merchant; or, The History of George Barnwell (1731), is an important...Drama (3d ed. 1954); M. Bieber, The History of Greek and Roman Theatre (2d ed. 1961...
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Italian Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Jacopone da Todi and in the Hymn to Created Things of St...Machiavelli, and Cellini ); and history ( Guicciardini and Machiavelli...H. Whitfield, A Short History of Italian Literature (1964); F. de Sanctis, History of Italian Literature...
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Church Music

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...the service as the motet, chorale, and hymn have achieved an integral place in many...antiphon ; cantata ; chant ; chorale ; hymn ; Mass ; motet ; plainsong . 2 Music intended...1969); E. Dickinson, Music in the History of the Western Church (1902, repr. 1970...
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Old Norse Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...developed for both saga and history antedates that of all other...them the ballad and the sacred hymn. A new rhymed verse developed...an account of the islands history, an abridged version of which...1968); S. Einarsson, A History of Icelandic Literature (1957...
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Cross

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...is an outstanding development (from the 11th cent.) in the history of Christian piety; it has ever since been an essential part...symbolism has been retained in their literature (e.g., in the hymn, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross ). The cross was the badge...

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