The Story of the Hymns and TunesGeorge H. Doran Company, 1906 - 564 páginas |
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... faith , hope and charity will be somewhere in its strain . Philosophy composes poems , but not hymns . " It is no love - symphony we hear when the lion thinkers roar , " some blunt writer has said . " The moles of Science have never ...
... faith , hope and charity will be somewhere in its strain . Philosophy composes poems , but not hymns . " It is no love - symphony we hear when the lion thinkers roar , " some blunt writer has said . " The moles of Science have never ...
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... faith of men it was nature worship making deities of the elements and ad- dressing them with supplication and praise . Ancient hymns have been found on the monu- mental tablets of the cities of Nimrod ; fragments of the Orphic and ...
... faith of men it was nature worship making deities of the elements and ad- dressing them with supplication and praise . Ancient hymns have been found on the monu- mental tablets of the cities of Nimrod ; fragments of the Orphic and ...
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... faith ; and he introduced the responsive singing of psalms and sacred cantos in the worship of the church . “ A grand thing is that singing , and nothing can stand before it , " he said , when the critics of his time complained that his ...
... faith ; and he introduced the responsive singing of psalms and sacred cantos in the worship of the church . “ A grand thing is that singing , and nothing can stand before it , " he said , when the critics of his time complained that his ...
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... faith of Christendom has built its altars . This doxology is the first stanza of a sixteen line hymn ( possibly longer originally ) , the rest of which is forgotten . Nahum Tate was born in Dublin , in 1652 , and educated there at ...
... faith of Christendom has built its altars . This doxology is the first stanza of a sixteen line hymn ( possibly longer originally ) , the rest of which is forgotten . Nahum Tate was born in Dublin , in 1652 , and educated there at ...
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... faith , November , 1799. Before he passed away he saw at least thirty editions of his hymn published , but the soul - music it has awakened among the spiritual children of Abraham can only reach him in heaven . Some of its words have ...
... faith , November , 1799. Before he passed away he saw at least thirty editions of his hymn published , but the soul - music it has awakened among the spiritual children of Abraham can only reach him in heaven . Some of its words have ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Adeste Fideles American anthems Baptist beautiful became blessed born Boston called century Chapel Charles Wesley choir choral chorus Christ Christian church composed congregational crown death devotion died divine doxology earth England English eternal faith father favorite glory Gospel Hymns grace Hallelujah harmony heart heaven heavenly Henry holy hymn hymn and tune hymn-tune hymnals inspired Isaac Watts Jesus John John of Damascus King land lines London Lord Louis Spohr Lowell Mason lyric melody Methodist missionary musician Nahum Tate o'er organist peace Philip Phillips poem poet poetic popular praise prayer preached psalmody Psalms published religious revival sacred sang Saviour sing singer song sorrow soul spirit stanzas story Sunday-school sung sweet Thee Thine Thomas Thomas à Kempis Thomas Hastings Thou translation verse Vincent Novello vocal voice Watts Wesley's William words writer written wrote
Pasajes populares
Página 352 - The tumult and the shouting dies, The captains and the kings depart, Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice, An humble and a contrite heart. Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget.
Página 366 - Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem ; But one alone the Saviour speaks, — It is the Star of Bethlehem...
Página 57 - Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide Thee, Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see, Only Thou art holy, there is none beside Thee, Perfect in power, in love, and purity ! Holy, holy, holy, LORD GOD Almighty!
Página 249 - THOU art, O God ! the life and light Of all this wondrous world we see ; Its glow by day, its smile by night, Are but reflections caught from thee. Where'er we turn thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are thine.
Página 330 - THE harp that once through Tara's halls The soul of music shed. Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls, As if that soul were fled. — So sleeps the pride of former days, So glory's thrill is o'er, And hearts, that once beat high for praise, Now feel that pulse no more.
Página 230 - I HEARD the voice of Jesus say, " Come unto Me and rest ; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast !" I came to Jesus as I was, Weary, and worn, and sad ; I found in Him a resting-place, And He has made me glad. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say, " Behold, I freely give The living water ; thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live...
Página 104 - IN the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime.
Página 467 - To you, in David's town, this day Is born, of David's line, The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord ; And this shall be the sign : — 4 " The heavenly babe you there shall find To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, And in a manger laid.
Página 28 - Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite ? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain.
Página 470 - O LITTLE town of Bethlehem ! How still we see thee lie ; Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by ; Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light ; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee to-night.