Nineteen Centuries of Christian Song

Ambrose ancient angels Anglican appeared Arian babe Bardesanes beauty became bishop blessed Bohemian Brethren born century chant Charles Wesley child Christ Christian Christian song Church Church of England congregation Cowper dear death devotion Dies Irae divine Doddridge doth doxology earth England eternal evermore faith Father favorite friends George Whitefield glory grace Greek Gregorian chant Gregory hath hear heart heaven Holy hundred hymn book hymn writers hymnist hymnody hymns Isaac Watts Jesus John of Damascus John Wesley King Lamb land Latin light lines lived Lord Luther Mar Saba melody mercy monk mother never night pastor Paul Gerhardt poem poet popular praise prayer preached psalms public worship religious rendering sacred song sang sermon sinners soul spirit stanzas sung sweet thee thine thou art throne tion tongue tunes verse voice Watts Wesley's wonder words written wrote