Chapter VI

THE GOSPEL HYMN 89
Lack of Discrimination.
Wrong Assumptions of the Opposition.
Unfairness in Comparisons Made.
Criteria for Evaluation.
Gospel Hymns and the Unsaved.
Gospel Hymns and the Demands of Worship.
Gospel Hymns in the Preparatory Service.
Gospel Hymns in the Laboratory.
The Advantages of Gospel Hymns.
Discrimination in the Use of Gospel Songs Needed.

PART II
HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN HYMN

CHAPTER VII
APOSTOLIC ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT 103
SACRED SONG IN THE NEW CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
The Rise of Sacred Song in Apostolic Times.
Apostolic Emphasis of Sacred Song.
Traces of Hymns in the Epistles.
The Hymns of the Apocalypse.
“The Odes of Solomon.”
The Failure of Apostolic Spiritual Songs to Survive.

CHAPTER VIII
THE POST-APOSTOLIC HYMN 109
The Post-Apostolic Church a Singing Church.
The Earliest Surviving Hymns.
The Relation of Hymns to Psalms and Canticles.
The Hymn as Propaganda.

CHAPTER IX
THE GREEK HYMNODY 114
Introduction. THE SYRIAC HYMN-WRITERS.
I EARLY GREEK HYMNS.
II THE LATER GREEK HYMNS.

CHAPTER X
THE LATIN HYMNODY 119
I THE BEGINNING OF LATIN HYMNODY.
II EARLY LATIN HYMN-WRITERS.
III GREAT LATIN HYMNS.
IV MEDIEVAL DEVOTIONAL POEMS.
V MEDIEVAL POPULAR HYMNODY.

CHAPTER XI
LUTHER AND THE GERMAN HYMN 130
I PRE-REFORMATION VERNACULAR HYMNS.
II LUTHER’S RELATION TO GERMAN HYMNODY.

CHAPTER XII
THE LATER GERMAN HYMNODY 137
I THE RISING STANDARD OF LITERARY VALUES.
II THE GOLDEN AGE OF GERMAN HYMNODY.
III THE PIETISTIC HYMN-WRITERS.
IV GERMAN REFORMED HYMNODY.
V TRANSITION TO RATIONALISTIC HYMNS.
VI RATIONALISM IN HYMNODY.
VII HYMNS OF RENEWED RELIGIOUS LIFE.
VIII HYMNS OF PIETISTIC TYPE.

CHAPTER XIII
METRICAL PSALMODY 148
I CALVIN’S CONCEPTION OF CONGREGATIONAL SINGING.
II CALVIN’S FOLLOWERS MORE EXTREME.
III MAROT’S SUCCESSFUL VERSIONS.
IV DEVELOPMENT OF THE GENEVAN PSALTER.
V ENGLISH PSALM VERSIONS BEFORE STERNHOLD.
VI VERSION OF STERNHOLD AND HOPKINS.
VII THE SCOTCH VERSION.
VIII ROUS’ VERSION.
IX TATE AND BRADY’S “NEW VERSION.”
X AMERICAN PSALMODY.
XI THE VALUE OF THE PSALM VERSIONS.

CHAPTER XIV
THE ENGLISH HYMN BEFORE WATTS 158
I THE EARLIEST ENGLISH HYMN.
II ENGLISH HYMNODY SUBMERGED BY REFORMED PSALMODY.
III ENGLISH LITERARY IDEALS UNFAVORABLE TO HYMN-WRITING.
IV THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNIC OF WRITING SINGING HYMNS.
V THE IDEAL OF THE SINGING HYMN REALIZED.

CHAPTER XV
ISAAC WATTS AND HIS PERIOD 168
I THE HYMNIC NEED OF THE TIME.
II THE LIFE OF WATTS.
III WATTS AS A HYMN-WRITER.
IV WATTS’ ARGUMENT FOR THE HYMN.
V WATTS’ INSISTENCE ON PRACTICABILITY.
VI THE INESTIMABLE VALUE OF WATTS’ HYMNS.
VII CONTEMPORARIES OF WATTS.

CHAPTER XVI
THE WESLEYS AND THEIR ERA 180
I THE INFLUENCE OF WATTS ON THE WESLEYS.
II THE HOME OF THE WESLEYS.
III THE MORAVIAN INFLUENCE.
IV JOHN WESLEY.
V CHARLES WESLEY.
VI CHARLES WESLEY’S HYMNS QUITE SUBJECTIVE.
VII WATTS AND CHARLES WESLEY.
VIII ISSUES OF THE WESLEYAN HYMNS.
IX THE METHODIST TUNES.
X INFLUENCES OPPOSING THE WESLEYAN HYMNS.
XI OTHER METHODIST HYMN-WRITERS.
XII CALVINISTIC-METHODIST HYMN-WRITERS.
XIII BAPTIST HYMN-WRITERS.

CHAPTER XVII
HYMNS IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND 193
I RISE OF SPIRITUAL LIFE IN THE ENGLISH CHURCH.
II EARLY COLLECTIONS OF EVANGELICAL HYMNS.
III EVANGELICAL HYMN-WRITERS.
IV HYMN-WRITERS OF THE ROMANTIC SCHOOL.
V CONTEMPORARY HYMN-WRITERS.
VI MINOR HYMN-WRITERS.
VII THE HYMNS OF THE OXFORD MOVEMENT.

CHAPTER XVIII
AMERICAN HYMNODY 209
I THE TRANSITION FROM PSALMODY TO HYMNODY.
II THE INTRODUCTION OF WATTS’ HYMNS.
III THE BEGINNINGS OF AMERICAN HYMNODY.
IV COLLECTIONS OF AMERICAN HYMNS.
V EPISCOPAL HYMN-WRITERS.
VI UNITARIAN HYMNODY.
VII LATER ORTHODOX HYMN-WRITERS.

PART III
PRACTICAL HYMNOLOGY

CHAPTER XIX
THE STUDY OF HYMNS 229
I IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY OF HYMNS.
II PERSONAL ADVANTAGES OF SUCH STUDY OF HYMNS.
Literary Pleasure.
Literary Culture.
Development of Emotional Nature.
III THE PRACTICAL VALUES OF INDIVIDUAL HYMNS.
Classifying Hymns by Their Nature.
Classifying Hymns by Their Fitness for Definite Purposes.
IV THE MINUTE STUDY OF HYMNS.
Analysis of the Hymn.
The Background of the Hymn.
Making a Hymnal of His Own.
Memorizing Hymns.
V A STUDY OF METHODS OF USE.
Using Hymns in Sermons.
Studying Responsiveness of the Congregation.
Studying Methods of Announcement and Securing Participation.
Studying Use of Hymnal for Specific Purposes.
VI A STUDY OF THE TUNES.

CHAPTER XX
THE PRACTICAL USE OF HYMNS 248
I THE HYMN AS A MEANS TO AN END.
II ANALYSIS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF HYMNS.
III THE USE OF HYMNS FOR CREATING RELIGIOUS INTEREST.
IV THE HYMN AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHING TRUTH.
V HYMN SERMONS AND HYMN SERVICES.
VI THE USE OF HYMNS IN EMERGENCIES.