Studies in the Hymnody of Isaac Watts / David W. Music.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Music, David W., 1949- author.

Series:

Studies in religion and the arts ; Volume 18.

Studies in Religion and the Arts Series ; Volume 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hymns, English--History and criticism.

Hymns, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

The hymns of Isaac Watts are a remarkable blend of biblical, theological, liturgical, poetic, musical, and practical dimensions, some of which have seldom been touched upon in previous studies of the hymn writer. In this book, you will find analyses of Watts's texts from each of these perspectives. As shown by this study, it is not only these individual factors but their combination that made Watts's hymns innovative but also effective and long lasting in his own time -- and that makes many of them still useful and widely sung today. -- Publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. This book

Sources, definitions, and orthography

Biography and hymn publications

Early life and education

English congregational song before Watts

The beginning of Watts's hymn writing

Final years

1. The Bible and the hymns of Watts. The relationship between hymns and the Bible

Watts's use of the Bible

2. The theology of Watts's hymns. Holy scripture

God and the Holy Trinity

God's eternal decree

Creation and providence

Fall of humanity, sin, and punishment

God's covenant with humanity through Christ the Mediator

Free will and the calling of God

Justification, adoption, sanctification, and saving faith

Repentance

Good works

Perseverance of the saints

Assurance of salvation

The law of God

the gospel and grace

Christian liberty and liberty of conscience

Religious worship and the Sabbath day

The civil magistrate

The church

The communion of saints

The sacraments : baptism and Lord's Supper

The soul after death, the Resurrection, and the Last Judgment

Additional topics

General theological perspectives

3. Watts's hymns and liturgy. Worship at Bury Street Church

The liturgical functions of hymns

The sermon hymn

The Lord's Supper and baptism

Hymns for other aspects of worship

Liturgical texts

Public and private worship

The liturgical use of Watts's hymns

4. The literary dimension of Watts's hymns. The functional nature of Watts's writing

Hymnic meter

Poetic meter

Rhyme

Poetic devices

Form

Watts's borrowings

Textual revision

Watts and the poetry of the hymn

5. Watts's hymns and music. Hymnic meters and psalm tunes

Watts and the singing of hymns

Early publications of Watts's hymns with music

Watts and the music of hymnody

6. An analysis of four hymns from Hymns and spiritual songs. "Infinite grief! Amazing woe!"

"God of the morning, at whose voice"

How are thy glories here display'd

Lo, what a glorious sight appears

7. An analysis of four hymns from The Psalms of David imitated. "I lift my soul to God"

"Great God, the heaven's well-order'd frame"

Deep in our hearts let us record

How pleas'd and blest was I

Conclusion.

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Print version: W. Music, David Studies in the Hymnody of Isaac Watts

ISBN:

9789004520523