Themes and Variations for a Christian Doxology: A Theology of WorshipOld says that worship is best understood by means of several distinctive Biblical concepts which are tied together by the word doxology. Through a series of engaging vignettes--from the lamentations of Israel to the supplications of the Benedictine office--Old presents a rich profusion of worship variations that have developed out of the Biblical themes for a Christian doxology. |
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... True Day , all days illumining : Come very Sun of heaven's love , In lasting radiance from above , And pour the Holy Spirit's ray On all we think or do today . And now to thee our prayers ascend , O Father , glorious without end ; We ...
... True Day , all days illumining : Come very Sun of heaven's love , In lasting radiance from above , And pour the Holy Spirit's ray On all we think or do today . And now to thee our prayers ascend , O Father , glorious without end ; We ...
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... true bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world . He is the divine Wisdom , and when the faithful receive his teaching , then , as Isaiah had promised , they are taught by God ( John 6:45 ) . The Christian feeds on the ...
... true bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world . He is the divine Wisdom , and when the faithful receive his teaching , then , as Isaiah had promised , they are taught by God ( John 6:45 ) . The Christian feeds on the ...
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... true worship takes place in the covenantal bond of love . " Christian love cannot be understood except as thank- fulness which the believer owes to God . " 24 To love God is to be thankful to God and to witness to the neighbor of God's ...
... true worship takes place in the covenantal bond of love . " Christian love cannot be understood except as thank- fulness which the believer owes to God . " 24 To love God is to be thankful to God and to witness to the neighbor of God's ...
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Doxology as the Theology of Worship | 1 |
Epicletic Doxology | 17 |
Kerygmatic Doxology | 41 |
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