| Contents |
Introduction -- Emerging: pre-1708 to early 19th century -- Suffering pilgrim -- Geistreiches gesang-buch (1720) -- Alexander Mack Sr (1679-1735) -- Wilhelm Knepper (1691-c 1743) -- Undocumented hymns in Geistriches gesang-buch (1720) -- Emigration -- Das kleine Davidische psalterspiel der kinder zions (1744) -- Alexander Mack Jr (1712-1803) -- Worship -- Die kleine harfe (1792) -- Peter Becker (1687-1758) -- Jakob Danner (1727-c 1800) -- Christopher Sauer Jr (1721-1784) -- Johannes Naas (1669-1741) -- Jakob Stoll (1731-1822) and the end of an era -- Expanding: late 18th century to mid-19th century -- The Christian's duty (1791) -- Die kleine lieder sammlung (1826) -- A choice selection of hymns (1830) -- Die kleine perlen-sammlung (1858) -- Nineteenth century brether spirituality, worship and music practices -- Excepting: mid-19th century to the 1880s -- A collection of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (1867), Neue Sammlung (1870) -- Das christliche gesang-buch (1874), Ein sammlung von psalmen, lobesangen, und geistlichen liedern (1893) -- The brethren's tune and hymn book (1872, 1879), John Cook Ewing (1849-1937) -- A collection of hymns and sacred songs (1882) -- Energizing: the 1880s to early 20th century -- The brethren hymnody with tunes (1884), John Cook Ewing (1849-1937) -- The brethren's sunday school song book (1894), William Beery (1852-1956), and other composers -- The brethren hymnal (1901) -- Evolving: early 20th century to 1958 -- Hymnal: Church of the brethren (1925) -- James Montgomery (1771-1854) -- Broad spectrum of inclusions: evolving spirituality -- The brethren hymnal (1951) -- Anniversary hymns (1958) -- End of an era -- Endeavoring: later 20th century to 2008 -- The brethren songbook (1974, 1979) -- Developments -- Hymnal: a worship book (1992) and Hymanl companion (1996), Hymnal supplement (2001 and periodically onward) -- German baptist brethren youth sing -- End of another era -- Postscript -- Index (With selected hymn texts, tunes, authors, and composers). |
| Abstract |
"Hymns in German piety were written to serve as meditations and to teach individuals how to become better followers of Jesus. This volume highlights the spiritual themes of the Brethren as illuminated in their hymnody from their beginnings through the three hundred years to 2008. Some of the areas to be examined include: the thinking and influences which shaped what hymns Brethren chose to sing; the themes of which the Brethren authors wrote; which hymns Brethren hymnal compilers and committees chose to include; which tunes the Brethren chose to accompany their hymns; why Brethren musicians composed the tunes as they did; and the manner in which the Brethren rendered their singing. Included, therefore, is a discussion of the major Brethren hymn book publications, hymn text writers and translators, hymn tune composers, and worship and singing practices. Specific attention is given to examples of hymn texts which highlight the distinctive themes and characteristics of Brethren spirituality in the various eras of Brethren life and thought."--Back cover. |
