Repeat the Sounding Joy: Reflections on Hymns by Isaac Watts - Couverture rigide

Music, David W.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0881467693 ISBN 13 : 9780881467697

Editeur : Mercer University Press, 2020

Synopsis

"Isaac Watts is universally recognized as one of the greatest English-language hymn writers of the eighteenth century, the "Golden Age of English Hymnody." Watts almost singlehandedly broke the monopoly of metrical psalm singing and practically invented the hymn form as it is known today. Some of his texts are among the most familiar hymns in Christendom, including "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" and "Joy to the World." This book begins with an introduction describing Watts's work and its importance, followed by chapters on each of his twenty-five most widely sung texts. Each hymn is presented in its full original form, with reflections and commentaries that are partly historical, partly analytical, and partly devotional. Particular attention is given to the meanings of the words as they were used by Watts, the scriptural backgrounds of the texts, and their relationship to other writings by the English author"--

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David W. Music has served on the faculties of Baylor University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and California Baptist College. He was editor of The Hymn, the journal of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, 1990-1996. His publications have centered primarily on hymnody, choral music, and American sacred music.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mercer University Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0881467693
• ISBN 13: 9780881467697
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 250
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible