Favourite Hymns: 2000 Years of the MagnificatA&C Black, 2001 M01 31 - 217 pages This anthology contains over 60 hymns from all ages and traditions. Each one is presented with a profile of the hymn's author, the personal and cultural context in which it was written, a note on the source of the tune and, where useful, the treble line of the tune. |
Contents
Celtic tower Clonmacnoise | 41 |
Monks in choir from King Henrys Psalter c 1430 | 57 |
Title page of Sternhold Hopkins Whole book of Psalmes | 69 |
George Herbert statue Edington Priory Church | 79 |
Title page of Philosophia Naturalis Principia Mathematica 1687 | 100 |
John Wesley preaching | 115 |
Torah scroll detail | 121 |
William Blake engraving To Mercy Pity Peace and Love | 137 |
Pulpit of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin Oxford | 146 |
Alleluia tapestry William Morris and Edward BurneJones | 167 |
Taizé worship | 194 |
Copyright Acknowledgements | 198 |
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Abide adore Alleluya ancient angels Anglican beautiful became Bernard of Cluny Bishop Blake blessed Bradley bright carol Catholic choir Christ Christian Christmas church composed congregations Dance David death divine doth early earth Eighteenth Centuries Eleanor Farjeon English Hymnal Erik Routley eternal evangelical faith Father Favourite Hymns glorious glory God's grace hath heart heaven heavenly Herbert holy hymn hymn-books hymn-writers Ibid inspired Iona Iona Community J. S. Bach Jerusalem Jesus John Wesley King Latin Libby Purves light living London Lord medieval melody Mercy morning night original Orlando Gibbons Oxford peace Peter Abelard plainsong poem poet prayer preaching psalms psalter published Reformation religious Routley saints sing Sixteenth to Eighteenth social soul sung sweet Sydney Carter Taizé thee Theodulph theological thine Thomas Thomas of Celano translation tune verse Victorian vision William words worship writing written wrote Yattendon