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"This work examines the important hymnals that shaped Chinese hymnody and the hymnists who made significant contributions. The hymns written by Chinese authors and composers are discussed in light to their Christian context, poetic forms, imagery, Chinese music styles and musical idiom. This study traces the history of Chinese hymnody from the first Christian hymnal, ""Yang Sin Shen She (Sacred Odes to Nourish the Mind)"" compiled by Robert Morrison in 1818, to the hymnals issued in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Over ninety Chinese hymnals were discussed, each presenting information such as the circumstances of hymnal compilation, sources employed, and notable hymns. Historical and cultural background related to mission work in China and issues about hymnal compilation are explored for the hymnals compiled by missionaries in the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century."

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Dr. Hsieh is to be commended for showing us in engaging sequence, the big picture and the small vignette. Both are necessary for a people's hymnody to take root. Both are necessary for the student to be properly drawn into the academic disciplines of hymnology. - Prof. Terry W. York George W. Truett Seminary ... an authoritative history of Chinese hymnody that could have only been written by someone who understands the intricacies of the Chinese language and its diverse dialects, the subtleties of the various Chinese poetic styles, and the complexities of the history of Christianity in China. - Dr. R. Allen Lott Southwestern Baptist Seminary

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