Classic Hymns and Their Stories
Puzzle 21 · The Wesleys and Methodist Song · Page 37 in print
Lyra Davidica
Lyra Davidica (1708) printed “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today,” an anonymous translation from Latin.
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The words
Copperplates
Engraved plates used to print the music.
Cornhill
London street named in the imprint. Location of J. Hare’s music shop.
Easter Hymn
EASTER HYMN, the tune first printed in Lyra Davidica in 1708.
Songs and Hymns: The Center For Church Music (opens a new tab)
Engelberg
Swiss abbey whose 1372 manuscript holds the longest Latin text.
Hymnology Archive: Surrexit Christus hodie (opens a new tab)
Evening Hymn
A hymn category named in the original collection.
High German
Language of some original hymns.
John Arnold
Compiler of The Compleat Psalmodist (1749), which reprinted and ornamented the tune.
Hymnology Archive: Surrexit Christus hodie (opens a new tab)
Lyra Davidica
London collection (J. Walsh, 1708) that first printed ‘Jesus Christ is risen today’.
Hymnology Archive: Surrexit Christus hodie (opens a new tab) · Discipleship Ministries: Christ the Lord (opens a new tab)
Midnight Hymn
A hymn category named in the original collection.
Morning Hymn
A hymn category named in the original collection.
Patersen
William Patersen, the dedicatee. Person to whom the collection was dedicated.
Prague
City of the 1410 and 1420 manuscripts with extra stanzas.
Hymnology Archive: Surrexit Christus hodie (opens a new tab)
Temple Bar
London landmark named in the imprint.
Translation
Rendering earlier hymns into another language. Title identifies translated German and Latin hymns.
Walsh
J. Walsh, London music publisher of Lyra Davidica.
Hymnology Archive: Surrexit Christus hodie (opens a new tab)
Sources
- Lyra Davidica (1708)Wikisource
- The Center For Church Music, Songs and HymnsSongs and Hymns
- Surrexit Christus hodieHymnology Archive
- History of Hymns: Christ the Lord Is Risen TodayDiscipleship Ministries, United Methodist Church