The New Oxford Book of Christian VerseDonald Davie A treasury of some of the most beautiful and moving poems in the English language. In the introduction, the editor examines the vast variety and importance of Christian verse in English and American literature. |
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... Hymn 3. Epiphany 144. Hymn 13. St Philip and St James 145. Hymn 14. The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ 146. Hymn 32. The Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 176 178 181 182 from Hymns for the Amusement of Children : 147 ...
... Hymn 3. Epiphany 144. Hymn 13. St Philip and St James 145. Hymn 14. The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ 146. Hymn 32. The Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 176 178 181 182 from Hymns for the Amusement of Children : 147 ...
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... hymn is one sort of Christian poem which , though certainly not anonymous , all the same has never been copy- righted in the author's name in the way that we take for granted with secular poems . For although the hymn that we are called ...
... hymn is one sort of Christian poem which , though certainly not anonymous , all the same has never been copy- righted in the author's name in the way that we take for granted with secular poems . For although the hymn that we are called ...
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... hymn - writer could not claim copyright in his compositions as the secular writer did . It was his glory and his ... hymn as poetry , and also about what is meant by ' the plain style ' . Our resistance to considering hymns as poems has ...
... hymn - writer could not claim copyright in his compositions as the secular writer did . It was his glory and his ... hymn as poetry , and also about what is meant by ' the plain style ' . Our resistance to considering hymns as poems has ...
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ANONYMOUS 14TH CENTURY | 7 |
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