The matter of finding a suitable XML-based format took another turn when David Warnock noted that ThML is a dead end, and has been for three years. (And yet scads of new texts are being pumped into it.)
He suggested OSIS, but alas it has no support for hymns.
Yet CCEL has hymn texts in OSIS, ThML, […]
David Warnock posted about trials he’ll be making in a hymn XML microformat.
I think I’ll look deeper in the Theological Markup Language (ThML) hymns option, founded and championed by the folks at the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. It looks a bit more robust, even though Br. Warnock has ideas so well digested that I […]
I discovered a “lost” Universalist hymn of lament by J. S. Warren (1829-1905) — in shape notes, no less — in the odd 7.7.7.8. meter. It comes from Warren’s Minstrel (Columbus, Ohio: 1857). In the 1984 reprint edition, John Lawrence Brasher notes (p. xix) that
For a full appreciation of Warren’s Minstrel, one must […]
Getting back to which five books I would take to a desert island.
Since I get to choose, I’m assuming there is some purpose in me being on a desert island. Perhaps personal growth. I’ll work with that.
Also, I’m only going to choose from books I actually own. If it is that needful, shouldn’t I have […]
March 23 is the death anniversary of two Universalist hymn-writers. Given there weren’t all that many, this is a significant coincidence.
Thomas Lake Harris (1823-1906) was born in England but grew up in the United States, where he eventually became a Universalist minister. He was in his 30s when he wrote his hymns, or rather when […]
Do Universalist Christians need a new common liturgy? Despite my obvious interests and opinions, I think the answer is no. The 1790 Philadelphia Convention, called in part to adopt a common communion liturgy, didn’t. Universalist practice has included well-formed trinitarian liturgy, worship as window-dressing for platform speaking, the polite hymn sandwich, and praise in the […]
This quote from the famous hymnologist Erik Routley will put my later posting into context.
It is one thing - and a not unpleasurable thing - to confine the hymnal to church, and to sing from it there without much thought. It is far better to have a copy at home and either occasionally or regularly […]
Going back to improve the non-blog part of Universalistchurch.net. Added a small, slightly annotated page of the Universalist hymnals I own. It is far from done, but enough to convince doubters that collectively Universalists knew something about hymnody, even if they weren’t the most talented or prolific hymn writers individually.
Universalist hymnals
I am particularly touched by the cow (all white and red), and the sheep with curly horn.
Jesus, our Brother, strong and good, Was humbly born in a stable rude, And the friendly beasts around Him stood, Jesus, our Brother, strong and good.
I, said the donkey, shaggy and brown, I carried His mother uphill and down, I carried His mother to […]
I just got an email asking:
I am looking for a few Universalist hymnals — with words and music (preferably parts) for our small a cappella choir performances.
Any suggestions you could give me on titles, sources, etc. would be appreciated.
This was my reply:
Depends on how formal the litugical style you want. By far and away, […]
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