He wrote his paraphrase of Milton's version at the request of the editors for The New Century Hymnal (1995), who, according to the author, 'wanted to keep the energy and grandeur of Milton, but in an inclusive and more contemporary idiom.' No hymnal includes any exact replication of Milton's metrical psalm, always reducing the number of
stanzas and making significant alterations to the original text.
We are confident of reaching a target of over one lakh beds by 2021," said Anindya Dutta, Co-founder,
Stanza Living.
It is a relief then to get caught back up in the regularity of the fourth
stanza, where the expectations of our ears are again met and the musical harmony sweeps us back into a kind of safety, holds us in its formality, and nudges us to anticipate an uplifting ending:
The fourth
stanza, which argues that there is nothing but sorrow on earth and that all people must inevitably return to earth, brings the AngloNorman version back in parallel with the Middle English and Latin versions, but the close relationship between all three versions does not last long.
Because Jesus, as the second
stanza tells us, "knew for certain/Only drowning men could see him," he saved this humanity drowning in sin, despair, and doubt through his death on the cross.
--The fashion (see Vali Vijelie--Moda care a iesit/The Fashion That Came Up,
stanza 1).
Stanza Stones Trail Developer Tom Lonsdale said: "Hardened walkers can tackle it all in one go but the guide is written for those wishing to walk it in three sections from Marsden to Hebden Bridge, Hebden Bridge to Bingley and finally Bingley to Ilkley.
Thus, the pairs of verses 7 & 8 and 11 & 12 each form a
stanza. In between these two
stanzas, verses 9 and 10 urge the audience to go out and observe the destruction God brought onto Israel's enemies.
strophic, 5
stanzas 14 measures per
stanza farewell to the harp, the seasons of life E minor; [D#.sub.4] to [E.sub.5] somewhat moving Abschied von einem Freunde (Schubert, 1817, D 578)
Stanza length is also significant in Herbert's overall strategy.
Stanzas crashing over
stanzas: Volumes of salty history Are swiftly sucked back into me.
Child had access to two of the ballads: 'Sir Andrew Wood' ('Sir Patrick Spens') (Child 58 D), which Kirkpatrick Sharpe had sent to Motherwell; and a version of 'Bonnie Lizie Baillie' (Child 227 C), which Sharpe had contributed to Johnson's Scots Musical Museum --but, for some strange reason, only the first four
stanzas out of eight.
Thomas Meyer, Essay
Stanzas. Brooklyn, NY: The Song Cave, 2014.
