English Congregational Hymns in the Eighteenth Century

appear baroque become Bible stories biblical Blake blood Calvinist Charles Wesley Christ Christian church common congregational hymn congregational song contrast Cowper's Cowper's hymns Crucifixion deism delight devotional didactic divine love doctrine dramatic eighteenth century Emily Dickinson emotional English hymn Epworth Press evangelical exemplary expression faith familiar fear feeling genre German God's grace groans heart Horae Lyricae human hymn writers hymnody imagery imaginative inspired Isaac Watts J. F. Lampe Jesus John Newton John Wesley language lines literary literature London Lord Martha England metaphor Methodist metrical metrical psalters moral Moravian nature Newton's Olney Hymns particularly passions Pietist piety poem poet poetic poetry Praise prayer preacher prophet psalms purpose response revival romantic salvation Satan Saviour scene sensibility sentimental sermon-hymns sing singers soul spiritual stanza suggest tableaux Testament Thee thou tion tradition understanding verse vision visual Watts's hymns Wesley's hymns William Cowper worm wrote