Project Gutenberg 2003-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 498 Keble, John 1792 1866 Keble, J. (John) Morley, Henry 1822 1894 The Christian Year Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Christian_Year Transcribed from the 1887 Cassell & Company edition by David Price "The Christian Year" by John Keble is a collection of devotional poetry written in the early 19th century. The work is structured around the Christian liturgical calendar, providing reflections and meditations on the themes inherent in each season and holy day of the year, designed to deepen readers' spiritual lives and understanding of faith. Keble's poems aim to articulate the beauty and significance of Christian worship and the cyclical nature of religious life throughout the year. The opening of "The Christian Year" provides an introduction that highlights John Keble’s background, his motivations for writing the collection, and its significance in the context of the Oxford Movement. It narrates Keble's journey from an academic at Oxford to a devoted clergyman, who sought to articulate his love for God through poetry. The text reveals Keble’s aim to infuse each aspect of Christian worship with lively contemplation, thus awakening a sense of spirituality and devotion in the hearts of his readers. This introduction sets the stage for a series of poems that reflect on various holy days, encouraging a deeper connection between the reader and the divine throughout the Christian calendar. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/4272/4272-h/images/covers.jpg Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Church year -- Poetry Hymns, English Christian poetry, English -- 19th century PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 380239 2025-07-02T10:17:07.282746 text/html 420592 2013-04-24T02:08:08 text/html 507182 2025-07-02T10:17:18.385679 application/epub+zip 510377 2025-07-02T10:17:10.226723 application/epub+zip 191558 2025-07-02T10:17:08.785727 application/epub+zip 652615 2025-07-02T10:17:22.213634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610818 2025-07-02T10:17:16.004763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293418 2022-09-02T13:48:47.593888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328186 2025-07-02T10:17:05.944753 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327910 2013-04-24T02:07:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19898 2025-07-02T10:17:22.356685 application/rdf+xml 28321 2025-07-02T10:17:08.908708 image/jpeg 4359 2025-07-02T10:17:08.844724 image/jpeg 124207 2013-04-24T02:08:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 498401 2013-04-24T02:08:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 497094 2025-07-02T10:17:07.322742 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 en.wikipedia