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Hymns Ancient and Modern

A historical companion to Hymns Ancient and Modern arranged hymn writers chronologically, so readers could follow successive generations.

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The words

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  1. Ave Maria Lane

    The London publication address.

  2. Biggs

    L. Coutier Biggs, writer of an earlier companion.

  3. Chronological

    The order Moorsom chose for the writers.

  4. Clay and Sons

    The publisher named there.

  5. Gallican

    The French church tradition discussed there.

  6. Herefordshire

    The county of that parish.

  7. Mearns

    The scholar thanked for corrections.

  8. Monkland

    Baker’s parish named in the companion.

  9. Moorsom

    Robert Maude Moorsom, editor of the companion.

  10. Mozarabic

    The Spanish liturgical tradition named in a source note.

  11. Paris Breviary

    The Parisian service book discussed in the preface.

  12. Roman Breviary

    A source identified in the Latin hymn notes.

  13. Sadberge

    His former parish named on the title page.

  14. Sarum Breviary

    One of the medieval service books used as a source.

  15. Winchester

    The place given with Moorsom’s preface.

Sources

  1. Robert Maude Moorsom, A Historical Companion to Hymns Ancient and Modern, 2nd ed. (1903), full text of a scanned copyInternet Archive

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