- 1Note
- 2Preface
- 3Introduction
- 4Part I — The Character of the Hymn
- 5III — The Christian Hymn Must Be Distinctly Religious
- 6IV — Scriptural Elements of the Hymn
- 7V — The Hymn Must Be Fitted for Mass Singing
- 8VI — Practicability for Actual Use
- 9Chapter II — The Purpose and Value of Hymns
- 10II — Purpose in Writing Hymns
- 11III — Purpose of the User of Hymns
- 12IV — Purposes Served by Singing Hymns
- 13V — Reasons for the Minister’s Appreciation of Hymns
- 14VI — Strange Indifference to Hymns
- 15Chapter III — The Literary Aspect of Hymns
- 16II — Objections to Recognizing Its Literary Character
- 17III — The Writing of Hymns
- 18IV — The Literary Quality Not to Be Overestimated
- 19Chapter IV — The Emendation of Hymns
- 20Chapter V — The Content of the Hymn
- 21Chapter VI — The Gospel Hymn
- 22Part II — History of the Development of Hymns
- 23Chapter VIII — The Post-Apostolic Hymn
- 24Chapter IX — The Greek Hymnody
- 25Chapter X — The Latin Hymnody
- 26Chapter XI — Luther and the German Hymn
- 27Chapter XII — The Later German Hymnody
- 28Chapter XIII — Metrical Psalmody
- 29Chapter XIV — The English Hymn Before Watts
- 30Chapter XV — Isaac Watts and His Period
- 31Chapter XVI — The Wesleys and Their Era
- 32Chapter XVII — Hymns in the Church of England
- 33Chapter XVIII — American Hymnody
- 34Part III — Practical Hymnology
- 35Chapter XX — The Practical Use of Hymns
- 36Chapter XXI — The Selection of Hymns
- 37Chapter XXI — The Announcement and Treatment of Hymns
- 38Epilogue
- 39References and Notes
- 40Chapter I
- 41Chapter II
- 42Chapter III
- 43Chapter IV
- 44Chapter V
- 45Chapter VII
- 46Chapter VIII
- 47Chapter IX
- 48Chapter X
- 49Chapter XI
- 50Chapter XIII
- 51Chapter XIV
- 52Chapter XV
- 53Chapter XVI
- 54Chapter XVII
- 55Chapter XVIII
- 56Chapter XIX
- 57Chapter XX
- 58The Singing Church — The Hymns It Wrote and Sang by Edmund S. Lorenz
The Singing Church
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