Sing Them Over Again to Me: Hymns and Hymnbooks in America
by Mark A. Noll
Religion and American Culture (2006)
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Hymns and hymnbooks as American historical and cultural icons. This work is a study of the importance of Protestant hymns in defining America and American religion. It explores the underappreciated influence of hymns in shaping many spheres of personal and corporate life as well as the value of hymns for studying religious life. Distinguishing features of this volume are studies of the most popular hymns ("Amazing Grace," "O, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing," "All Hail the Power of Jesus' show more Name"), with attention to the ability of such hymns to reveal, as they are altered and adap show lessTags
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Mark A. Noll is the Francis A. McAnancy Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Notre Dame. His many other books include A History of Christianity on the Untied States and Canada. The Civil War as a Theological Crisis, Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind, and America's God: From Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln.
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- Sing Them Over Again to Me: Hymns and Hymnbooks in America
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- Nonfiction, Music, Religion & Spirituality, History
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- 264.230973 — Religion Christian organization, social work & worship Public worship Music; Singing; Instrumental; Praise meeting
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- BV313 .S56 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Practical Theology Practical Theology Worship (Public and private) Hymnology
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