Chapters on the Te Deum, by the Author of 'Earth's Many Voices'. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1873 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VII. "Thou art the King of glory, O Christ. Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man. Thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb. When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers. Thou sillest at the right hand of God in the glory of the Father." TlHE remainder of the hymn is addressed.. entirely to the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, our Lord Jesus Christ. If we look back now, we shall see that we have been gradually led on to this point. First came the universal homage to God; then, in the "Holy, Holy, Holy," of the heavenly hosts, we saw the worship of the Trinity; then, from the Church in heaven and earth came a full confession of that Blessed Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; and now the Church addresses herself entirely to her Divine Founder. G Beginning with the words, "Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ," she enters upon a confession of Him fuller than she has yet made in the hymn; afterwards her tone changes, and from confession of Him she goes on to lift to Him a prayer of lowliest humility, and faith, and praise. The whole hymn is so rich in meaning, that to look into it is, as it were, to take up some shining gem which gives out a new light at every movement of the hand that holds it. It is hard to say of the Te Deum it is to be viewed thus, or thus; for a single fresh thought, like the fresh turn of the hand, sets it in yet another light, shewing us some new beauty, so that it would be too bewildering to try to catch each one. As we see it now, however, it is in a light which seems to shew us particularly one feature in this portion of the hymn, into which we shall need to look rather closely if we would get at the true spirit of...