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The Olney Hymns were very popular; by 1836 there had been 37 recorded editions, and it is likely that many other editions were printed in both Britain and America. As hymn-singing gained popularity in the nineteenth century, many (around 25) of the hymns were reproduced in other hymn-books and pamphlets.
The song was first published in 1719 in Watts' collection The Psalms of David: Imitated in the Language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian State and Worship. [2] The paraphrase is Watts' Christological interpretation. Consequently, he does not emphasize with equal weight the various themes of Psalm 98.
The reformer Martin Luther, a prolific hymnodist, regarded music and especially hymns in German as important means for the development of faith.. Luther wrote songs for occasions of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas, Purification, Epiphany, Easter, Pentecost, Trinity), hymns on topics of the catechism (Ten Commandments, Lord's Prayer, creed, baptism, confession, Eucharist), paraphrases of ...
A hymnal or hymnary is a collection of hymns, usually in the form of a book, called a hymnbook (or hymn book). They are used in congregational singing . A hymnal may contain only hymn texts (normal for most hymnals for most centuries of Christian history); written melodies are extra, and more recently harmony parts have also been provided.
The Primary Hymn Book, Hymns and Songs for Little Children (1936) [335] United Lutheran Church in America. Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church with Hymnal (1917) [286] Hymnal for the Sunday School (1922) [336] Hymns and Prayers for Church Societies and Assemblies (1923) [337] United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
As Watts put it in the title of his 1719 metrical Psalter, the Psalms should be "imitated in the language of the New Testament." [3] Besides writing hymns, Isaac Watts was also a theologian and logician, writing books and essays on these subjects. Isaac Watts is credited by many with introducing hymns to the English churches when his Hymns and ...
In this book he paraphrased in Christian verse the entire psalter with the exception of twelve Psalms which he felt were unsuited for Christian usage. In 1738, John Wesley in his hymnal, A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, changed the first line of the text from "Our God" to "O God". Both Watts' original text and Wesley's rewording remain in ...
hymn tune, revised as Good Morrow [73] — — 1878 "Now with the fast-departing light" church: hymn tune in G, choir and organ, 'Broadheath' — Edward Caswall: MS 1878 "Hear Thy children" church: hymn tune in F, choir and organ, pub. 1896 as Drakes Broughton in Westminster Hymnal, and Parish Hymn Book (Nos. 189/190), also used in Nursery ...