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The melody of "Wilhelmus" was borrowed from a well-known Roman Catholic French song titled Autre chanson de la ville de Chartres assiégée par le prince de Condé [7] [b] (or Chartres in short). This song ridiculed the failed Siege of Chartres in 1568 by the Huguenot (Protestant) Prince de Condé during the French Wars of Religion. However ...
The song first appeared in print in 1857 in the hymnal Het nachtegaaltje (The little nightingale), [1] compiled and written by lyricist Isaac Bikkers (1833-1903). [ 2 ] The hymn is thus one of a series that have drawn on that text, including Angels We Have Heard on High , Angels from the Realms of Glory , While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks ...
Hubertus Gerardus Josephus Henricus "Huub" Oosterhuis (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈhyp ˈoːstərhœys]; 1 November 1933 – 9 April 2023) was a Dutch theologian and poet.He is mainly known for his contribution to Christian music and liturgy in Dutch and also in German, used in both Protestant and Catholic churches.
At the time the hymn was written, the Dutch were engaged in a war of national liberation against the Catholic King Philip II of Spain. "Wilt heden nu treden," "We gather together" resonated because under the Spanish King, Dutch Protestants were forbidden to gather for worship.
The Psalms of David: with hymns and spiritual songs: also, the catechism, confession of faith, and liturgy of the Reformed Church in the Netherlands (1789) [231] The Psalms and Hymns: with the catechism, confession of faith and liturgy of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America (1814) [ 232 ]
It became more obvious in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and the other large cities in the west. Finally, the Catholic south also showed declines in religious practice and belief. By contrast, there has been a religious revival in the Protestant Bible Belt of the Netherlands. In addition, there has been growth of Hindu and Muslim communities as a result ...
The choir of the Protestant orphanage in Leiden in the Netherlands during the Batavian Republic (1795-1806), Alphen aan den Rijn, 1996. ISBN 90-6469-711-6. Peter Kann, ‘Een stichtend voorbeeld. Het repertoire van twee godsdienstige zanggenootschappen te Middelburg en Den Haag in de periode 1800-1820’ (‘Preaching by example.
The sources of Christian music are the Jewish tradition of psalm singing, and the music of Hellenistic late antiquity. Paul the Apostle mentions psalms, hymns and sacred songs (Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16) but only in connection with the Christian behavior of the Christians, not with regard to worship music.