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John also compiled one of the most important songbooks within the conservative Mennonite world: The Christian Hymnary.
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[187] [Cf. Lutheran Hymnary, #342] [188] [Cf. The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, p. 523.]
Paul Gerhardt as a Hymn Writer and his Influence on English Hymnody 1976
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[136] [But now cf. Lutheran Hymnary, #455: "Blessed is the man that never."]
Paul Gerhardt as a Hymn Writer and his Influence on English Hymnody 1976
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It can be used as a standard CCEL book or as a part of the new Hymnary.
The Southern Harmony 1809-1875 1966
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It held the field till 1916, when, as far as I can make out, the Congregational Hymnary appeared, though perhaps characteristically the Congregational Union Committee neglected to date their work.
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The editors of the Hymnary leave us the wind, but cut out the flames of fire.
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The editors of the Hymnary say ‘Altered’ at the foot of the hymn, and try to hide their footprints.
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Hymnary: but, though unexpressed, that state of mind underlay the choice of certain verses and the omission of others.
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If something worth singing about happened, why strain out the flame and swallow the wind, as the editors of the Hymnary do?
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In addition to these British folktunes, the Church Hymnary, and indeed any hymnbook, contains a great many folktunes associated with hymns taken over from the Lutheran, Moravian and Hugenot psalters and hymnbooks-for Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Huss, Clement Marot and Theodore de Beza all believed in adapting sacred words to popular melodies.
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