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Pages in category "18th-century hymns" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. ... Rock of Ages (Christian hymn) S. Soldiers of Christ, Arise;
The hymn is one of 21 inspired by verses from the Book of Leviticus. [1] "A Charge to Keep I Have" was later included in A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, published in 1780 by Charles's brother John Wesley. It was, though, removed from the second edition of Short Hymns in 1794. [2]
Joshua Smith (1760–1795) was an early American hymn compiler and Baptist minister in New Hampshire, USA. Smith was born in 1760 and was a Baptist lay minister in New Hampshire. Smith authored Divine Hymns, or Spiritual Songs , a book of hymns first published in either 1784 or 1791 featuring and popularizing well-known folk songs such as ...
American Christian hymnwriters (3 C, 95 P) A. African-American spiritual songs (53 P) C. Hymns by Fanny Crosby (5 P) L. ... Pages in category "American Christian hymns"
As music spread, the religious hymns were still just as popular. The first New England School , Shakers , and Quakers , which were all music and dance groups inspired by religion, rose to fame. In 1776, St. Cecilia Music Society opened in the Province of South Carolina and led to many more societies opening in the Northern United States .
"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779, written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is possibly the most sung and most recorded hymn in the world, and especially popular in the United States, where it is used for both religious and secular purposes. [1] [2] [3]
Early Christian hymns are known as canticles and are often based on Biblical passages other than the psalms; they are still used in Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Methodist liturgy, examples are Te Deum and Benedicite. [14] Prudentius, a Spanish poet of the late 4th century was one of the most prolific hymn writers of the time. [15]
The earliest description of a specifically African American Christian music performance comes from George Tucker, who witnessed the song in Portsmouth, Virginia. [224] Daniel Loomis becomes the first teacher of music at the West Point Academy, and George W. Gardiner is assigned commander of the West Point Band. [214]
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