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Homeric Hymns

(Encyclopedia) Homeric HymnsHomeric Hymnshōmĕrˈĭk [key], name applied to a body of 34 hexameter poems falsely attributed to Homer by the ancients. Composed probably between 800 and 300 b.c., they are…

Hastings, Thomas, American composer

(Encyclopedia) Hastings, Thomas, 1784–1872, American composer, b. Washington, Conn. Of his hymns, Rock of Ages is most famous. He compiled several books of hymns, including Musica Sacra (1815) and…

Brewer's: Luther's Hymn

“Great God, what do I see and hear,” and “A safe strong-hold,” etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LutheransLutetia A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…

Brewer's: Hymn Tunes

“The Heavens are Telling.” (From Haydn's Creation.) “Marching to Glory.” The tune of Marching to Georgia. “Onward, Christian Soldiers.” One of Haydn's Symphonies. “Lo! He comes with clouds…

Brewer's: Angelic Hymn

The hymn beginning with Glory be to God on high, etc. (Luke ii. 14); so called because the former part of it was sung by the angel host that appeared to the shepherds of Bethlehem. Source…

Neale, John Mason

(Encyclopedia) Neale, John MasonNeale, John Masonnēl [key], 1818–66, English clergyman, historian, and hymn writer, grad. Trinity College, Cambridge, 1840. An enthusiastic supporter of the High…

Penda

(Encyclopedia) Penda, d. 654, king of Mercia (c.632–654). A noble of the Mercian royal house, he fought (629) the king of Wessex for lands along the Severn River. He then allied himself with…

Bonar, Horatius

(Encyclopedia) Bonar, HoratiusBonar, Horatiusbŏnˈər [key], 1808–89, Scottish clergyman and hymn writer. In 1837 he became minister to the North Parish in Kelso; in 1843, Bonar, with his congregation…

Watts, Isaac

(Encyclopedia) Watts, Isaac, 1674–1748, English clergyman and hymn writer, b. Southampton. He was one of the most eminent Dissenting divines of his day. As a pastor in London he was known for his…

Hill, Geoffrey

(Encyclopedia) Hill, Geoffrey (Sir Geoffrey William Hill), 1932–2016, English poet, b. Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, grad. Oxford. Widely hailed as one of the finest poets of his generation, he wrote…