The Lyra Davidica ("the harp of David"; expanded title: Lyra Davidica, or a Collection of Divine Songs and Hymns, Partly New Composed, Partly Translated from the High-German and Latin Hymns) is a collection of hymns and tunes first published in 1708. The volume was published by John Walsh (printer). The collection was one of many containing hymns translated (mostly) from German, at a time when Anglicanism was heavily influenced by German evangelical pietism.
Only surviving melody
One well-known hymn from the collection is the Easter hymn "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today", whose melody is the only one which has survived since the original publication in 1708.
Impact
Philip Pullman named Lyra Belacqua, the heroine of his trilogy His Dark Materials, after the Lyra Davidica.
References
- Walsh, J.; Hare, J.; Randal, P. (1708). Lyra Davidica, or a Collection of Divine Songs and Hymns, Partly New Composed, Partly Translated from the High-German and Latin Hymns; and set to easy and pleasant Tunes, for more General Use. The Musick Engrav'd on Copper Plates. London, Printed for J. Walsh, J. Hare, and P. Randal. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- Davison, Archibald T.; E., L. (1969). "Hymn, English". In Apel, Willi (ed.). Harvard Dictionary of Music (2nd ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press (published 2000). pp. 398–399. ISBN 978-0-674-37501-7.
- Davis, John R. (2007). The Victorians and Germany. Bern: Peter Lang. p. 43. ISBN 978-3-03-911065-0.
- "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today". Swansea, Wales: Parish of Oystermouth. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- Schwartz, Alexandra (29 September 2019). "The Fallen Worlds of Philip Pullman". The New Yorker. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
External links
- Lyra Davidica at the Internet Archive
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