The Latin Hymn-writers and Their Hymns
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1889. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 538 The Latin hymn-writer...
Chapters (96)
- THE LATIN HYMN-WRITERS AND THEIR HYMNS.
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- EDITOR’S PREFACE.
- INTRODUCTION.
- CHAPTER I. THE PRAISE SERVICE OF THE EARLY CHURCH.
- CHAPTER II. THE STUDY OF THE LATIN HYMNS.
- CHAPTER III. HILARY OF POITIERS AND THE EARLIEST LATIN HYMNS.
- THE HYMNS OF HILARY. I. HYMNUS MATUTINUS.
- I. A MORNING HYMN.
- II. HYMNUS MATUTINUS.
- II. A MORNING HYMN.
- III. HYMNUS PENTECOSTALIS.
- III. WHITSUNDAY HYMN.
- IV. HYMNUS MATUTINUS.
- IV. A MORNING HYMN.
- CHAPTER IV. POPE DAMASUS AND THE BEGINNING OF RHYME.
- CHAPTER V. AMBROSE.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- DEUS CREATOR OMNIUM.
- SPLENDOR PATERNAE GLORIAE.
- HIC EST DIES VERUS DEI.
- O LUX BEATA TRINITAS.
- CHAPTER VI. PRUDENTIUS THE FIRST CHRISTIAN POET.
- CHAPTER VII. ENNODIUS, BISHOP OF PAVIA.
- CHAPTER VIII. CAELIUS SEDULIUS AND HIS ALPHABET HYMN.
- Ambrosian.
- Sedulian.
- CHAPTER IX. VENANTIUS FORTUNATUS THE TROUBADOUR.
- “VEXILLA REGIS PRODEUNT.”
- CHAPTER X. GREGORIUS MAGNUS [540-604].
- CHAPTER XI. THE VENERABLE BEDE.
- CHAPTER XII. RABANUS MAURUS, AUTHOR OF THE “VENI, CREATOR.”
- VENI, CREATOR SPIRITUS.
- CHAPTER XIII. NOTKER OF ST. GALL, CALLED BALBULUS.
- CHAPTER XIV. WALAFRID STRABO.
- CHAPTER XV. HERMANNUS CONTRACTUS AND THE “VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS.”
- CHAPTER XVI. PETER DAMIANI, CARDINAL AND FLAGELLANT.
- THE ANTIDOTE OF ST. AUGUSTINE AGAINST THE TYRANNY OF SIN.
- CHAPTER XVII. HILDEBERT AND HIS HYMN.
- UPON HIS EXILE.
- CHAPTER XVIII. BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX.
- CHAPTER XIX. ABELARD.
- CHAPTER XX. PETER THE VENERABLE.
- ON THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD.
- CHAPTER XXI. BERNARD OF CLUNY.
- CHAPTER XXII. ADAM OF ST. VICTOR.
- VERBUM DEI, DEO NATUM.
- SIMPLEX IN ESSENTIA.
- ZYMA VETUS EXPURGETUR.
- PLAUSU CHORUS LAETEBUNDE.
- CHAPTER XXIII. THOMAS OF CELANO.
- CHAPTER XXIV. THOMAS AQUINAS AND JOHN BONAVENTURA.
- CHAPTER XXV. JACOPONUS AND THE “STABAT MATER.”
- THE VANITY OF EARTH.
- CHAPTER XXVI. THOMAS À KEMPIS.
- CHAPTER XXVII. FRANCIS XAVIER, MISSIONARY TO THE INDIES (1506-52).
- O DEUS, EGO AMO TE.
- CHAPTER XXVIII. THE HYMN-WRITERS OF THE BREVIARY.
- JAM LUCIS ORTO SIDERE.
- ECCE JAM NOCTIS TENUATUR UMBRA.
- COELESTIS URBS JERUSALEM.
- CUR RELINQUIS, DEUS, COELUM.
- QUA STELLA SOLE PULCHRIOR.
- LABENTE JAM SOLIS.
- O LUCE QUAE TUA LATES.
- ADESTE COELITUM CHORI.
- URBS BEATA, VERA PACIS.
- CHAPTER XXIX. THE UNKNOWN AND THE LESS KNOWN HYMN-WRITERS. [Fourth to Tenth Century.]
- CHRISTE QUI LUX ET DIES.
- TELLURIS INGENS CONDITOR.
- CHAPTER XXX. THE UNKNOWN AND THE LESS KNOWN HYMN-WRITERS. [Tenth to Sixteenth Century.]
- TO THE HOLY SPIRIT.
- TRINITAS, UNITAS, DEITAS.
- UNDE PLANCTUS ET LAMENTUM.
- PUER NATUS IN BETHLEHEM.
- CUM ME TENENT FALLACIA.
- SIT IGNIS ATQUE LUX MIHI.
- ALTITUDO, QUID HIC JACES?
- PLAUDITE COELI!
- CHAPTER XXXI. LATIN HYMNOLOGY AND PROTESTANTISM.
- CHAPTER XXXII. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES.
- CHAPTER XXXIII. INDEX TO TRANSLATED HYMNS.
- APPENDIX.
- BERNARDI MORLANENSIS DE VANITATE MUNDI ET APPETITU AETERNAE VITAE, LIBELLUS AUREOLUS.
- APPENDIX II. THE CARMINA BURANA.
- GAUDE: CUR GAUDEAS VIDE.
- APPENDIX III.
- THE FOUR CRAZED BROTHERS.
- FOOTNOTES
- GENERAL INDEX.
- INDEX TO LATIN HYMNS QUOTED OR MENTIONED.
- Notes to the Electronic Edition
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