Project Gutenberg 2006-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 660 Butterworth, Hezekiah 1839 1905 Brown, Theron 1832 1914 The Story of the Hymns and Tunes E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, David Wilson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Story of the Hymns and Tunes" by Theron Brown and Hezekiah Butterworth is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This publication delves into the origins, significance, and transformation of hymns and their accompanying music throughout Christian history. It covers a broad spectrum of hymns, including those used in worship, missionary activities, and those expressing suffering and consolation. At the start of the book, the authors introduce the concept of hymnody, illustrating its deep roots in spiritual expression and communal worship. They emphasize the importance of hymns as vehicles for religious emotion, noting how diverse cultures have contributed to their evolution. The preface highlights the collaborative efforts to revise previous works on the subject while maintaining the essence of hymnology, setting the stage for a comprehensive exploration of famous hymns, their authors, and the tunes associated with them that follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Hymns -- History and criticism Religious poetry BV Text Christianity Category: History - Religious Category: Music Category: Religion/Spirituality 1230778 2025-08-08T04:32:04.942899 text/html 1203795 2006-05-25T08:04:28 text/html 1522865 2025-08-08T04:32:34.660773 application/epub+zip 1537620 2025-08-08T04:32:11.775836 application/epub+zip 480959 2025-08-08T04:32:08.514868 application/epub+zip 2057231 2025-08-08T04:32:47.514680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1981215 2025-08-08T04:32:31.610768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 904500 2022-08-09T03:40:17.888407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 804065 2025-08-08T04:32:00.682910 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 803758 2020-12-14T00:52:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 803793 2020-12-14T00:52:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20978 2025-08-08T04:32:47.736671 application/rdf+xml 16879 2025-08-08T04:32:09.271854 image/jpeg 4136 2025-08-08T04:32:08.917868 image/jpeg 316398 2020-12-14T00:52:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 1405057 2020-12-14T00:52:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 316290 2020-12-14T00:52:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 1481585 2025-08-08T04:32:05.072918 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia