Country life r. “by the stream and o’er the mead” s. Literary setting for us as readers v. Conclusion “The Lamb” is a Christian poem written by William Blake that utilizes a lamb to symbolize and explain how God created everything in the universe. A child, who is asking a lamb where he came from, speaks this poem. However, the child already knows the answer. The purpose of “The Lamb” is to show God’s love for mankind. William Blake, an English poet, wrote “The Lamb” in 1789.
The Farrand Chapelette is a type of harmonium or small organ. SimonArmitage and his father before him were choir boys at the church of Saint Bartholomew in Marsden, a village in West Yorkshire. On occasions when the congregation at a service was quite small, the organist would play the harmonium instead of the full-size organ. The harmonium eventually fell out of use, and in the opening lines of his poem “Harmonium” Armitage states that it was “gathering dust / in the shadowy porch.” It would have been thrown in a skip had Armitage not wanted it. In the final line of the first stanza he comments that he could have it “for a song”, an idiom that means very cheaply.
Blake reminds the reader that Christ has provided everything from food to clothing to life in general. “The Lamb” was meant to spark a renewal in one’s religious beliefs. In addition, the idea of simplicity and purity in thought is evident in the structure of “The Lamb.” Not only is the poem short in length, but it also makes use of simple word choices. In comparison to “The Lamb” which promotes total faith and devotion to God, William Blake’s poem “The Tyger” focuses on the ideas of religion and creationism versus nature in a more questioning light. “The Lamb” presents creation in a simplistic light of all things being made by God, where as “The Tyger” seeks to understand the motivation behind creation.
Motets and madrigals are both forms of polyphony and include imitation techniques that strive to be heard but aim in opposite directions. So you first read “sacred choral works performed in worship services” and then you read “secular topics, love, humor, scenery, affairs in social gatherings.” Opposite much? Keep in mind that although the resemblances in the techniques and styles are the set-up of creating motets and madrigals, there are minor contrasts that create significant differences in the sound of the music. Motets is sacred choral works performed in worship services while Madrigals are about secular topics of love, humor, and took place more at home or social gatherings. Motets were designed to be performed in the Roman Catholic service.
Traditionally, the psalms are separated into five books containing a collection of prayers, poems, and hymns that focus the worshiper's thoughts on God in praise and adoration. One of the best known verses is Psalm 23.1 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Christian music…Music that people only listen to on Sundays. Is it okay for “Christians” to listen to secular music or are they being hypocritical? Okay, its true music has a huge influence on everyone’s life. Music can tell who you are, how you live and how you look. So what’s the big deal with secular music?
They say that Bible teaches us to worship God by playing music the way it is written in the book of Psalms. Angelic beings and twenty-four elders are also using music to worship sovereign God, which is true. It is clear that the Holy Scripture says that music is primarily way for people to praise and worship God. So the godly spiritual music melody should sound peaceful, lift up people’s spirit and have positive influence on people’s hearts and minds. What about metal and hard rock music melody?
(Armenta) Billings was known for writing his own texts and broke from colonial New England tradition and used the psalms verses for many of the lyrics of his hymns. He also introduced the use of pitch pipes and cello as tools to help with the intonation of church choirs. Billings also organized a singing class in 1774 which evolved in 1986 into the Stoughton Musical Society. (Columbia University Press) Two of his most popular sacred compositions include When Jesus Wept and the anthem David's Lamentation. (Deibel) In addition to the hymns, he also composed 51 fuging tunes, 4 canons and 52 anthems and set-pieces, and patriotic tunes.
The Tyger is something more sinister and complicated. Like in this quote “Could twist the sinews of thy heart?/And when thy heart began to beat,/ What dread hand? & what dread feet? (Lines 10-12).” An article by Martin Price, Called Songs of Innocence and Experience, states that “The Lamb, the creator “calls himself a Lamb/ He is meek, & he is mild;/He became a little child.” In The Tyger the creator again is like what he creates… (Martin 17).” Which shows my early statement about Blake’s The Lamb and The Tyger. A similarity between the two poems by Blake would have to be the
And this true relationship is one of the main advantages of being human – that we are “a little lower than God and crowned with glory and honor.” (Psalm 8:5) This is proven in John 14 because as Jesus, whose relationship with the Spirit is incomparable, talks of the Spirit, he uses the pronouns he and him – not it. The reason for us to develop our relationship with the Spirit is that he may be with us even more so than God or Jesus. I say this because we know that Jesus ascended into heaven to be with the Father, but the Spirit has been sent to us on earth by Jesus to be our comforter and our guide (John 14:16). He has three main jobs with the church: to teach us the truth, build the church, and help us spread God's love. The Spirit's job in regard to truth is to teach us unknown things about God, for just as no one knows are deep secrets of a person but that person's spirit, so can no one know God's secrets except his Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:11).