The longing and the legacy: liturgy and life in the hymns of William Williams of Pantycelyn

James, E. Wyn 2019. The longing and the legacy: liturgy and life in the hymns of William Williams of Pantycelyn. The Carmarthenshire Antiquary 55 , pp. 61-70.

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‘The four hundred or so hymns produced [by William Williams of Pantycelyn in the decade between 1762 and 1772, when he was at the height of his powers] have a significance in modern Welsh literature second only to the translation of the Bible.’ Thus said the late Dr Kathryn Jenkins, a former President of the Welsh Hymn Society and a former Executive Committee member of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland, who died suddenly and far too prematurely in 2009 aged 47. That is quite a claim given the commanding role the Welsh translation of the Bible played in Welsh cultural life during the centuries between the end of the reign of Elizabeth I and the beginning of that of Elizabeth II; but it is a claim which I believe is wholly justified and one which I hope to convince you of its veracity before the end of this lecture.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Schools:	Welsh
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain P Language and Literature > PB Modern European Languages > PB1001 Celtic languages and literature
ISSN:	0142-1867
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	12 June 2020
Date of Acceptance:	30 September 2019
Last Modified:	03 May 2023 11:07
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/132372

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