A historical companion to Hymns ancient and modern
Subtitle: containing the Greek and Latin; the German, Italian, French, Danish and Welsh hymns; the first lines of the English hymns; the names of all authors and translators; notes and dates.
By: Edited by the Rev. Robert Maude Moorson.
Publisher: Parker and co.
Published: 1889
Place of publication: London; Oxford
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 383
Subjects: Hymns ancient and modern; Hymns, Latin; Hymns, Greek
Notes: Without music.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: The Churches of the Hymn-writers xvi, xvii; title: Table of the writers of the first fifteen centuries xviii, xix; title: Alphabetical list of Authors and Translators xx — xxfii; title: Hymns from The Hebrew Church. Moses, David, Solomon 1—12; title: A 2nd century hymn of The Greek Church. Church of Italy, S. Ambrose and his School 13-43; title: The Morning Hymn of The Greek Church. Church of Spain, Prudentius 44—50; title: Church of Africa, Synesius. Sedulius. The Evening Hymn of The Greek Church 51—56; title: S. Gregory. Fortunatus. An Irish Church hymn 57—71; title: Unknown Authors. S. Kosmas. An English Church hymn 72-90; title: S. Theodulphus. S. Joseph. Charlemagne. Theoktistus. S. Raban. A Swiss hymn 91 — 106; title: King Robert. S. Fulbert. S. Bernard. Bernard of Clugny 107— 129; title: Adam of S. Victor. The “Antiphons” hymn. S. Thomas of Aquino 130-145; title: Dies ire. Stabat Mater. Surrexit Christus 146—156; title: 14th and 15th centuries. Sources of hymns ; the Office Books 157 — 190; title: 16th century; Weiss. Xavier 191 — 196; title: 17th century; Herbert. Cosin. Crossman. The Santeuils 197 — 225; title: 18th century; Kingo. Ken. The Gallican Church. Coffin. Bridaine. Tersteegen. Toplady. The Wesleys. A Welsh Church hymn. Cowper 226 — 277; title: 19th century Authors 278—343; title: Glossaries : — Greek, Latin 344 — 348; title: Index : —; title: To the Psalms 349; title: To the Greek 350; title: To the Latin 351—364; title: To the German, Italian, Danish, French, Welsh 365—367; title: To English first lines 368—378; title: Note on some undiscovered Greek hymns 379, 380; title: Books of Reference 381 — 383