John Julian

“ Amen to all that God hath said American Hymnody Amidst the cheerful bloom of youth Amidst the mighty, where is he Amidst Thy wrath, remember love Amidst us our Beloved stands Ämilie, Juliane Among the deepest shades of night Amplest grace with Thee I find Ἀναστασεως ἡμέρα Anatolius Ancient of ages! ”

“ Abraham, when severely tried Absent from flesh, O blissful thought Abyssinian Hymnody Accept, O Lord, Thy servant's thanks Accept our thanks, O Lord, we pray Accepted, Perfect, and Complete Accepting, Lord, Thy gracious call According to Thy gracious word According to Thy mercy, Lord Ach Gott vom Himmel, sieh darein Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid Ach Jesu, dein Sterben Ach! ”

“ The task of amassing the information necessary for fulness of detail and accuracy has been great, but it has been lightened considerably by the aid given, willingly and cheerfully, by a large body of correspondents, to whom personal acknowledgment has been made for their generous assistance. ”

“ English readers especially will find that one of the leading features of this Dictionary is the effort made to bring this mass of historical, biographical, doctrinal, devotional, and ritual matter as fully as possible within the grasp of those who are acquainted with no other language but their own. ”

“ When classified into languages the greatest number are found to be in German, English, Latin, and Greek, in the order named. Other languages are also strongly represented, but fall far short of these in extent and importance. The leading articles on National and Denominational hymnody given in this work furnish a clear outline of the rise and development of this mass of hymn writing. Arranged chronologically they set forth the periods when hymn-writing began in various languages, and the subjects which engaged the attention of the writers. ”

“ Where it could possibly be avoided, nothing has been taken at second-hand. Minute technical accuracy has been aimed at, and, after great labour and inevitable delay, has, it is hoped, in most instances, been attained. The pursuit of this aim has very frequently demanded, for the production of one page only, as much time and attention as is usually expended on one hundred pages of ordinary history or criticism. ”

“ So calls He thee A little lamb went straying A little ship was on the sea A little while and every fear A little while—our Lord shall come A look to Jesus saves the soul A mighty mystery we set forth A mourning class, a vacant seat A nation God delights to bless A Patre Unigenitus A pilgrim through this lonely world A sinful man am I A solis orbitû cardine. ”

“ These collections contain matter hitherto unknown to the general public, the authorship, origin, and history of which are regarded as of supreme importance by the hymnological student, and of general interest to the Christian Church in all lands.
3. Fifteen years have also made great inroads in the ranks of Authors and Translators, and brought into prominence many hymn-writers and others whose work is of a valuable and enduring character. ”

“ This Dream describes the journey of a disembodied soul from the body to its reception in Purgatory. Various hymns are introduced throughout the poem, and this is given as being sung by the "Fifth Choir of Angelicals" as the disembodied soul is conducted into the presence chamber of Emmanuel previous to passing forward into Purgatory. In 1868 it was transferred to the Appendix to H. A. & M., the only change being the repetition of the first stanza at the close. From H. A. & M. it has passed into a large number of hymn-books. ”

“ Still later, as the roll of languages is increased, the grouping of names, countries and languages within given periods, will yield rich materials for the use of the historian and the divine.
8. In the following pages are set forth the countries where, the periods when, the languages in which, and in many instances, the men by whom the doctrines and ritual teachings and practices of Christianity were first enshrined in song; and by whom and in what languages and countries the greatest developments have taken place. ”

“ In this dictionary nearly eight hundred abbreviations bare been used. Of these a large proportion are self-evident, and others, being in common use, are not repeated here. In this Table, therefore, those only are given which are for the most part peculiar to this work. ”

“ In the Roman Breviary it is the Hymn for 1st and 2nd vespers in the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary; also in the Office of the B. V. M. on Saturdays, and in the Little Office, Officium parvum Beatae Mariae Virginis, at 1st vespers, there being no 2nd vespers in these two latter cases.
The hymn is found in three mss. of the 11th cent, in the British Museum (Harl. 2961, f. 241; Vesp. D. xii. f. 63; Jul. A. vi. f. 56) ; and in the Latin Hys. ”

“ Ave maris stella. Anon. [B. V. M] This hymn, so well known as to its words, is of uncertain authorship. It has been wrongly ascribed to St. Bernard, as it is found in a St, Gall ms., No. 95, of the 9th cent, and to Venantius Fortunatus (by M. A. Luchi, 1789) , but on insufficient authority. ”

“ The various centos, all beginning with, the same first line, are too numerous to analyse, save the more important and such as have additions made thereto by others. These are:—
1. In S. P. C. K. Hymns, 1852, No. 172. this cento is in 4 st. of 6 l., the first three of which are compiled, with alterations, from the original text, and the last "Peace, prosperity and health," from another source.
2. In Morrell and How's Ps. & Hys., 1875: the same three stanzas as above, and a new fourth stanza by Bishop How of 8 l. This text is repeated in Church Hymns, 1871, No. ”

“ Many other MSS. have been examined at the British Museum, the. Bodleian, Cambridge, Durham, Lambeth, Lincoln, York, &c., which are not included in this list because they are mostly later than 1200, and did not give results of sufficient importance to be referred to in the notes on the individual hymns. ”

“ S. S. H. Bk. 1870, No. 512, st. iv. is omitted, and slight changes are also introduced. Orig. text in Orig. Hys., 1858, p. 333. The hymn by Mrs. Gilbert, née Ann Taylor, "We thank the Lord of heaven and earth," was also written for, and sung on, the same occasion. ”

“ Setting forth the Origin and History of Christian Hymns of all Ages and Nations
Edited by
JOHN JULIAN, D.D.
VOLUME I ⁠ A to O
DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.
NEW YORK · NEW YORK
First Edition January, 1892
Second Revised Edition with New Supplement June, 1907
This new Dover Edition first published in 1957, is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the Second and last Revised Edition. The original work appeared as one volume but is now bound as two. It is published through special arrangement with John Murray. ”

“ Ave, Mary, full of grace. By W. J. Copeland. 1st pub. in his Hymns for the Week, &c, 1848, p. 111, in 10 st. of 3 l., and repeated in Rorison's Hymns and Anthems, 1851, and later editions, in 5 st. of 6 l.
2. Jesus, Son of Mary, hail, No. 73 in Murray's Hymnal, 1852, and some later collections, is Copeland's tr. slightly altered.
3. In His Mother's pure embrace. No. 346 in the Hymnary is the same tr. altered by the editors of that selection.
4. Hail, thou Mother, full of grace, in the Altar Hymnal, 1884, is also Copeland's tr. altered by C. R.
Another tr. ”

“ Praise to God, immortal praise. Anna Laetitia Barbauld, née Aikin. [Harvest.] This, the most popular and widely used both in Great Britain and America of Mrs. Barbauld's Hymns, first appeared in Dr. W. Enfield's Hys. ”

“ Hail, O Queen of Heaven enthroned! By E. Caswall, in his Lyra Catholica, 1849, p. 39, in 8 lines; and again in his Hys. & Poems, 1873, p. 23. It is largely used in Roman Catholic collections for schools and missions. Another tr. is "Hail, thou mighty Queen of heaven," by J. R. Beste, in his Church Hymns, 1849, p. ”

“ DAWSON BURNS, D.D, Secretary of the United Kingdom Alliance. J. D. C. J. D. CHAMBERS, M.A, F.S.A. (Late) , Recorder of New Sarum; Editor and Translator; The Psalter, or Seven Ordinary Hours . . . of Sarum; and The Hymns, &c.; Lauda Syon, &c. Wm. C. WILLIAM COOKE, M.A, F.S.A. (Late) , Hon. Canon of Chester Cathedral; Joint Editor of The Church Hymnal and of The Hymnary. G. A. C. GEORGE ARTHUR CRAWFORD, M.A. (Late) . T. G. C. Rev. T. G. CRIPPEN, Librarian at the Congregational Hall, Farringdon Street, London, and Author of Ancient Hymns and Poems Translated from the Latin, and other works. ”

“ Its use has been most extensive both in G. Brit, and America, and usually it is given in an unaltered form, as in the Wes. H. Bk. No. 318; and the Evang. Hymnal, N. York, No. 320. The line, "From youth to hoary age," in the Amer. Prot. ”

“ Papa Leone") . Levis, Anecdota sacra, Turin. 1789, p. 107, gives the text with the variation Esto nobis praestantior virtus in examine, instead of Esto nobis praegustatum mortis in examine. It is in J. M. Horst's Paradisus Animae (cd. Cologne, 1644, p. 321) , Sect. V., "De Sacram. Eucharistiae," as a private devotion at the elevation of the Host in the Mass ("sub elevatione") . It is also in Kehrein, No. 157. See Ave Christe Corpus verum, for a cognate hymn at the elevation of the Chalice. [W. A. S.]
Translations in C. U.:—
1. Hail to Thee! true Body sprung. By E. Caswall. 1st pub. ”

“ It is also given in Bässler, Königsfeld, Simrock, Wackernagel, i. No. 85, and various modern Roman Catholic collections. [W. A. S.]
Translations in C. U.:—
1. Hail, thou Star of Ocean. By E. Caswall, 1st pub. ”

“ FULLER TITLES OF CERTAIN WORKS REFERRED TO ABOVE.
↑ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (Leipzig, 1875, &c.) of the Munich Academy of Sciences. ↑ Das Katholische deutsche Kirchenlied in seinen Singweisen. By W. Bäumker, vol. i., Freiburg in Baden, 1886; ii., 1883. ↑ Analecta Hymnica Medii Aevi. Edited by G. M. Dreves, S. J. ↑ Litteraturgeschichte der evangelischen Kirchenlieder. By F. F. T. Heerwagen, vol. ”

“ The line in st. vi., "Thrilling through those Orders nine," refers to the (1) Seraphim; (2) Cherubim; (3) Thrones; (4) Dominions; (5) Princes; (6) Powers; (7) Might; (8) Archangel; and (9) Angel hosts, named in st. ”

“ E. MSS.⁠The Editor's MSS.⁠Property of the Church House. G. MSS.⁠T. H. Gill's MSS.⁠Property of the Church House. H. MSS.⁠W. J. Hall's MSS.⁠Property of the Hall family. Hav. MSS.⁠The Havergal MSS.⁠Property of the Havergal family. Mid. ”