A Sacrifice of Praise: Christian Poetry Anthology in English from Caedmon to Mid-20th Century - Perfect for Worship, Bible Study & Spiritual Reflection
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Thirteen Hundred Years of Christian PraiseThis collection of Christian poetry in English is compiled from a spectrum of poets who span thirteen centuries. Beginning with Caedmon (ca. 658–680), the poetry is from the ancient, medieval, Reformation, and modern church periods and from Anglican, Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox poets, as well as mainline and evangelical traditions. Because poetry is a vehicle of praise and exhortation, mediation and understanding, these selections include every form and style of reflection and psalm, from private, personal devotion to hymns and epic forms with godly themes.We who speak English have thirteen centuries of Christian poetry behind us. It is a deep and broad stream of praise, frequently poured out by men and women who died for the faith in the midst of persecution. While the glory of God may have been diminished by sectarian motives at times, the channel of the stream has always been the faith and an unbroken succession of men and women who have praised God in verse.
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I use [...] curriculum. This year we are in year 7 and the foundation of this year is the Anglo-Saxon time period of British history.I am so thankful for this book. I am really struggling with our year 7 curriculum and understanding some of the literature (Ivanhoe and the poem assigned for memory).This morning I decided to read some "Middle English" poems from this resource. I was floundering, and about ready to just "forget it". Seriously, who can understand a poem like this!?A Song of PassionMy trewest tresowre sa trayturly was taken,Sa bytterly bondyn wyth bytand banders,How sone of thi seruandes was thou forsaken,And lathly for my lufe hurld with thair handes.....and on and on we go!!!My overwhelmed mind is thinking "How in the world are we going to comprehend Beowulf later this year?!STOP!!! Take a breath. Would Charlotte Mason throw it all out just because she does not "get it"? What would Charlotte do if she were presented with a daunting task of teaching something of which she has no understanding? She would "self-educate".This morning I began reading the introduction to the "Anglo-Saxon/Middle English" section of A Sacrifice of Praise. The historical context set ablaze in the recesses of my mind, the first chapter of Ivanhoe, ofwhich I had read a few weeks ago. I proceeded to Google search "Anglo-Saxon and Middle English" and have stumbled upon some very interesting information about the evolution of our language.I want to thank Lynn Bruce for recommending this book at our last meeting. I do believe that this book is going to do a work in my soul. I endeavor to press onward and slowly read through this poetry that has me groping. A Sacrifice of Praise is a shining beam to help lead the blind into a new world of undiscovered terrain.I do believe this should be a recommended "teacher resource" for AmblesideOnline educators. I plan to use this for historical referencing in all of our poetry study.
