
Favourite Hymns
2000 Years of Magnificent
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published on 8. June 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-8264-8097-2 (ISBN)
Description
Many hymns are great poems in their own right - they take us out of the daily round by expressing in images those feelings or thoughts which most of us find hard to put into words. Hymns are powerful communicators. Most spring from a deep personal experience, but it is of their essence that they should be shared in a communal act. Therefore, to know a little of the personal and cultural context from which they spring greatly enriches what is communicated in the act of congregational singing. It is with this in mind that Marjorie Reeves and Jenyth Worsley have brought together a unique collection of songs of worship that come from all ages and traditions. There are over 80 of the best-loved hymns, ranging from the early centuries of Christianity through the Middle Ages and on to the present day. Each hymn is presented with an illuminating profile of the hymn's author and the context in which it was written.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-8097-2 (9780826480972)
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Persons
Marjorie Reeves, CBE, FBA, was Vice-Principal of St Anne's College, Oxford from 1950 to 1969. Jenyth Worsley was a producer for BBC Radio. She has written features for radio and has directed plays for the theatre.
Content
Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs; Part I Early and Medieval Hymns; Part II Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries; Part III Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.