The new century hymnal companion : a guide to the hymns / edited by Kristen L. Forman.

Other author Forman, Kristen L.
Other author United Church of Christ.
Format Book
Publication InfoCleveland : Pilgrim Press, 1998.
Descriptionx, 559 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
United Church of Christ--Hymns. --History and criticism.
Hymns, English--History and criticism.

Portion of title Guide to the hymns
Contents Foreword / Mary Louise VanDyke -- Preface / Kristen L. Forman -- The development of the New Century Hymnal. The making of The New Century Hymnal / James W. Crawford and Daniel L. Johnson. The language of The New Century Hymnal / Arthur G. Clyde -- A survey of Christian hymnody. Early Christian, Hebrew, Greek, and Latin Hymns in The New Century Hymnal / Arthur G. Clyde. Hymnody from German, Scandinavian, and Finnish sources / Marilyn Kay Stulken. Sixteenth- and seventeenth-century metrical psalmody in Europe and Great Britain / Emily R. Brink. Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British Hymnody / David W. Music. Hymnody in the United States through the mid-nineteenth century / Paul A. Richardson.
Abstract This book is a vital reference on the creation, the language, and the hymns of The New Century Hymnal. It presents hymn profiles by Robert L. Anderson, who offers four different background notes with engaging information on each hymn. This unique format covers the hymn text and circumstances of its creation, biographical data on the hymn writer, origins of the hymn tune, and biography of the composer or arranger.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 521-524) and indexes.
Other title New century hymnal.
LCCN 97034142
ISBN0829812075 (paper : alk. paper)
ISBN9780829812077 (paper ; alk. paper)

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