Our hymn-writers and their hymns / Faith Cook.
Publisher: Darlington : EP Books, 2010Copyright date: ©2005Description: 400 pages : black and white illustrations, portraits ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780852347355 (paperback)
- Hymn writers and their hymns
| Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Park | 264 Public worship | Holland Park Church Library Room | 264.230922 coo hym 2010 c1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 2871 |
Distant voices: Ambrose to Watts -- Isaac Watts: Pioneer of English hymns -- "To serve the cause of such a Friend": Philip Doddridge -- Charles Wesley: Singing a new song -- Poet of the revival: William Williams -- The penitent poet: Joseph Hart -- 'A sinner so signally loved': Augustus Toplady -- John Newton: Grace so amazing -- 'God is his own interpreter': William Cowper -- 'Psalms and hymns and songs of praise': Henry Francis Lyte -- Horatius Bonar: Prince of Scottish hymn-writers -- 'In full and glad surrender': Frances Ridley Havergal -- Compulsive hymn-writer: Fanny Crosby -- 'Time would fail me to tell of...': other hymn-writers -- Hymns today.
In Our Hymn-Writers and Their Hymns, Faith Cook traces the development of the Christian hymn and provides biographical sketches of many well-known writers. She also introduces some lesser known poets such as Paul Gerhardt, Samuel Crossman and Samuel Medley.
Added to GBC Library Holland Park 26 March 2022.
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