Favourite Hymns: 2000 Years of the MagnificatThis 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 Alleluya ancient angels Anglican appeared beautiful became become Bernard of Cluny blessed born bright bring called carol Catholic century Christ Christian church collection Community composed congregations Cross Dance death devotion divine early earth Eighteenth Centuries England English expression face faith Father Favourite Hymns fear followed give given glory God's grace hand heart heaven heavenly holy human hymn hymn-books Hymnal inspired Italy Jesus John King known later Latin leading light living London Lord medieval melody morning moved nature night original Oxford peace poem praise prayer presence psalms published Reformation religious rise saints sing social song soul spiritual sung thee things Thomas thou tradition translation tune University verse vision voice whole worship writing written wrote