Burton: Grandeur and Glory - Volume 14
Chorale Preludes on Devotional Hymns
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Shipping Policy- Composer: Daniel Burton (1944-)
- Instrumentation: Organ
Description
he period of the 17th through the 19th centuries produced a large number of hymn writers of fervent individual faith, many of them Protestant clerics in the United Kingdom and the United States. Pietism, a prominent movement beginning in Germany in reaction to formalism and emphasizing personal interaction with divinity, found welcome in the hearts of many religious seekers and expression in Christianity's hymns.
As understanding of our Christian faith develops over the centuries, favor waxes and wanes with various movements. What finds deep roots at one time will pale and fade into obscurity at a later date as perceptions and awareness evolve. Jesus Christ is said to be the same yesterday, today and tomorrow, yet human comprehension is not static, but develops with application.
So it has been in many quarters with Pietism, though remnants certainly remain. Overt emotionalism is largely not encouraged in 21st-century mainstream religion, although it may yet find welcome in Pentecostal and other circles.
However, a body of most beautiful music remains in our heritage that might best be described as devotional hymns. While their usefulness may be limited in present-day corporate worship, their beauty and deeply personal imprint can hardly be denied. To discard them completely would be a serious loss to our heritage, and it is with the intent to preserve this element of our legacy that the present volume is presented. It may be that with only the melodies and their surrounds to remind us of their essence, we may experience some of the spiritual contact that motivated the authors and composers.
The arrangements might well find effective use during Lent or other reflective times, as well as in personal devotions.
-Daniel Burton, San Ramón Costa Rica
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