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The pastor who wrote this book totally enjoyed his subject and it carries over to the reader. If you download this module, be sure to read both the dedication and forward pages.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I: EARLY CHRISTIAN HYMNODY

The Early Christian Chants

Greek and Syriac Hymns

The Rise of Latin Hymnody

An Ancient Singer Who Glorified the Cross

The Golden Age of Latin Hymnody

PART II: GERMAN HYMNODY

Martin Luther, Father of Evangelical Hymnody

The Hymn-Writers of the Reformation

Hymnody of the Controversial Period

The King and Queen of Chorales

Hymns of the Thirty Years' War

A Hymn Made Famous on a Battle Field

The Lutheran Te Deum

Paul Gerhardt, Prince of Lutheran Hymnists

Joachim Neander, the Paul Gerhardt of the Calvinists

A Roman Mystic and Hymn-writer

Hymn-writers of the Pietist School

The Württemberg Hymn-writers

How a Great Organist Inspired Two Hymnists

Gerhard Tersteegen, Hymn-writer and Mystic

Zinzendorf and Moravian Hymnody

Two Famous Hymns and some Legends

Hymnody in the Age of Rationalism

Hymns of the Spiritual Renaissance

PART III: SCANDINAVIAN HYMNODY

The Swedish Reformers and Their Hymns

A Hymn-Book That Failed

David's Harp in the Northland

The Golden Age of Swedish Hymnody

The Fanny Crosby of Sweden and the Pietists

Kingo, the Poet of Easter-Tide

Brorson, the Poet of Christmas

Grundtvig, the Poet of Whitsuntide

Landstad, a Bard of the Frozen Fjords

PART IV: ENGLISH HYMNODY

The Dawn of Hymnody in England

Isaac Watts, Father of English Hymnody

Doddridge: Preacher, Teacher, and Hymnist

Wesley, The Sweet Bard of Methodism

A Great Hymn that Grew out of a Quarrel

The Bird of a Single Song

England's First Woman Hymnist

A Slave-trader Who Wrote Christian Lyrics

An Afflicted Poet Who Glorified God

An Irish Poet and His Hymns

The Hymn Legacy of an English Editor

Heber, Missionary Bishop and Hymnist

An Invalid Who Blessed the World

How Hymns Helped Build a Church

A Famous Hymn by a Proselyte of Rome

Henry Francis Lyte and His Swan Song

Sarah Adams and the Rise of Women Hymn-writers

A Hymn Written in a Stage-coach

An Archbishop's Wife Who Wrote Hymns

Bonar, the Sweet Singer of Scotland

Two Famous Translators of Ancient Hymns

Baring-Gould and His Noted Hymn

Frances Ridley Havergal, the Consecration Poet

A Unitarian Who Gloried in the Cross

A Model Hymn by a Model Minister

Matheson and His Song in the Night

Part V: AMERICAN HYMNODY

The Beginning of Hymnody in America

America's First Woman Hymnist

Thomas Hastings, Poet and Musician

Francis Scott Key, Patriot and Hymnist

America's First Poet and His Hymns

The Hymn-writer of the Muhlenbergs

The Lyrics of Bishop Doane

The Quaker Poet as a Hymn-writer

America's Greatest Hymn and Its Author

Samuel Smith, a Patriotic Hymn-writer

Two Famous Christmas Hymns and Their Author

Harriet Beecher Stowe and Her Hymns

A Hymn Written on Two Shores

A Hymn That Grew out of Suffering

A Famous Hymn Written for Sailors

A Tragedy That Inspired a Great Hymn

Anna Warner and Her Beautiful Hymns

Phillips Brooks and His Carols

Women Who Wrote Hymns for Children

Fanny Crosby, America's Blind Poet

One of America's Earliest Gospel Singers

The Lyrist of Chautauqua

Gladden's Hymn of Christian Service

A Hymn with a Modern Message

A Lutheran Psalmist of Today

Survey of American Lutheran Hymnody

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LICENSE: This book is in the Public Domain.

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away, or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

This is a most delightful book, and well worth the time to read excellent examples of putting scriptural teaching into poetry which could be put to musical accompaniment.

Olaf Bacon

Apr 05 2023 01:21 AM

The dedication in "THE STORY OF OUR HYMNS" by ERNEST EDWIN RYDEN, Pastor of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, St. Paul, Minnesota.

To the Sweet Memory

of Our Bonnie Boy

Richard Edward Ryden

Who at the Age of Ten Years Went

Home to Sing with the

Angels.

He is not dead: he only sleeps,

Safe in the arms of Him who keeps

His lambs secure from earth's alarm,

From grief and sin and foes that harm.

He is not dead: he is at rest,

Content upon his Saviour's breast;

Dear little child, we loved you so,

But Jesus loved you more, we know.

He is not dead: the Shepherd came

To call His little lamb by name;

The gentle Shepherd watch will keep,

While His beloved child doth sleep.

He is not dead: by angel bands

Now welcomed to the heavenly lands,

With theirs a childish voice shall sing

Hosannas to the children's King.

He is not dead: though tears may flow,

Faith whispers: "It is better so."

With joy we'll meet on that fair shore,

Where God's own children weep no more.

Olaf Bacon

Apr 05 2023 01:22 AM

FOREWORD

The hymn lore of the Christian Church offers a fascinating field for profitable research and study. To know the hymns of the Church is to know something of the spiritual strivings and achievements of the people of God throughout the centuries. Henry Ward Beecher has well said: "Hymns are the jewels which the Church has worn, the pearls, the diamonds, the precious stones, formed into amulets more potent against sorrow and sadness than the most famous charm of the wizard or the magician. And he who knows the way that hymns flowed, knows where the blood of true piety ran, and can trace its veins and arteries to the very heart."

This volume has been inspired by a desire on the part of the author to create deeper love for the great lyrics of the Christian Church. In pursuing this purpose an effort has been made to present such facts and circumstances surrounding their authorship and composition as will result in a better understanding and appreciation of the hymns themselves.

A hymn is a child of the age in which it was written. For this reason the author has followed a chronological arrangement in an endeavor, not only to set forth the historical background of the hymns, but also to trace the spiritual movements within the Church that gave them birth.

The materials contained in this volume have been gathered from sources too numerous to mention here. The author feels a special sense of gratitude for information drawn from David R. Breed's "The History and Use of Hymns and Hymn-Tunes," Edward S. Ninde's "The Story of the American Hymn," and John Julian's monumental work, "Dictionary of Hymnology." No claim is made to originality, except in the manner of presentation and interpretation. A popular style has been adopted in order to appeal to the lay reader.

Thus we send forth this book with the earnest prayer that it may inspire many hearts to sing with greater devotion the praises of Him who redeemed us with His blood and made us to be kings and priests unto God.

Ernest Edwin Ryden.

St. Paul, Minnesota, November 14, 1930.