Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The "Great Four" are four hymns widely popular in Anglican and other Protestant churches during the 19th century.In his Anglican Hymnology, published in 1885, the Rev. James King surveyed 52 hymnals from the member churches of the Anglican Communion around the world, and found that 51 of them included these hymns, the so-called Great Four:All Praise to Thee, my God, this Night, Thomas KenHark! The Herald Angels Sing, Charles WesleyLo! He Comes With Clouds Descending, Charles WesleyRock of Ages, Cleft for Me, Augustus Montague TopladyKing also found the following six hymns in 49 of the 52 hymnals:Abide with Me, Fast Falls the Eventide, Henry Francis Lyte.Awake my Soul and With the Sun, Thomas KenJerusalem the Golden, Bernard of Cluny, Eng. Trans. by John Mason NealeJesus, Lover of My Soul, Charles WesleySun of My Soul, Thou Savior Dear, John KebleWhen I Survey the Wondrous Cross, Isaac WattsAll of these hymns likewise appear in The Best Church Hymns, published by the Rev. Louis F. Benson in 1898. Benson's collection of 32 frequently-published hymns from various churches was based upon a survey of 107 Protestant hymnals, including King's book, thus representing "the judgment of our common Protestantism.". }
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- Great_Four_Anglican_Hymns abstract "The "Great Four" are four hymns widely popular in Anglican and other Protestant churches during the 19th century.In his Anglican Hymnology, published in 1885, the Rev. James King surveyed 52 hymnals from the member churches of the Anglican Communion around the world, and found that 51 of them included these hymns, the so-called Great Four:All Praise to Thee, my God, this Night, Thomas KenHark! The Herald Angels Sing, Charles WesleyLo! He Comes With Clouds Descending, Charles WesleyRock of Ages, Cleft for Me, Augustus Montague TopladyKing also found the following six hymns in 49 of the 52 hymnals:Abide with Me, Fast Falls the Eventide, Henry Francis Lyte.Awake my Soul and With the Sun, Thomas KenJerusalem the Golden, Bernard of Cluny, Eng. Trans. by John Mason NealeJesus, Lover of My Soul, Charles WesleySun of My Soul, Thou Savior Dear, John KebleWhen I Survey the Wondrous Cross, Isaac WattsAll of these hymns likewise appear in The Best Church Hymns, published by the Rev. Louis F. Benson in 1898. Benson's collection of 32 frequently-published hymns from various churches was based upon a survey of 107 Protestant hymnals, including King's book, thus representing "the judgment of our common Protestantism."".