Hymnological Studies

Chapter 23: Transcriber’s Notes

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This study surveys hymnody with emphasis on the Lutheran tradition, examining the religious and poetical qualities of congregational songs, principles of hymnbook arrangement, and the historical development from early Greek and Latin chant through medieval Latin, German, and Scandinavian hymns to Lutheran and American hymnody. It analyzes liturgical and dogmatic ordering, influential medieval sequences and communion hymns, challenges in translation, and contributions of notable hymnists, and offers practical guidance for organists and choir directors along with bibliographic references for further study.

[1]The first Lutheran hymn book was “Etlich Christliche Lieder” of 1524. This little hymn book may have been published without Luther’s assistance. Perhaps the most important hymn book, containing a number of Luther’s hymns, was “Geistliches Gesangbuechlein” of 1524. “Enchiridion oder ein Handbuechlein” appeared in 1524. Other important hymn books appeared in 1526, 1531, and 1535.

Transcriber’s Notes

Preserved copyright notice from the printed book, although this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.
Corrected a few palpable typographical errors.
In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.