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Twenty Centuries Of Living Hymns, Lilianne Douhkan
Twenty Centuries Of Living Hymns, Lilianne Douhkan
Faculty Publications
"The following is a distillation of a spoken presentation by the author, assisted by the Andrews University choirs, given as the opening event of Faith Ablaze! Hymns of Heart and Heritage, a hymn festival held at Andrews University in November, 1999.1 It is a journey through time, starting with the beginnings of the church and continuing to the present, one in which we hope you, the reader, like those present that evening, can come to a better understanding of how our hymns came about, and what they meant to those who preceded us. Given the constraints in time that evening …
Historical Perspectives On Change In Worship Music, Lilianne Douhkan
Historical Perspectives On Change In Worship Music, Lilianne Douhkan
Faculty Publications
"Periodically through history, the church has been confronted with the problem of the introduction of new elements into an existing tradition. In the context of congregational singing, this issue centered on the infiltration of secular elements. The purpose of this study is to present such situations, to show how people dealt with change in their time, and to draw lessons from it for today."