The Rhythm of LifeThomas Y. Crowell Company, 1915 - 303 pagina's |
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Pagina 7
... inspired of all the world's prophets , and through his music he reaches far greater audiences and preaches far more wonder- ful sermons than the most eloquent preachers on earth have ever done . Recent discoveries made in Egypt go to ...
... inspired of all the world's prophets , and through his music he reaches far greater audiences and preaches far more wonder- ful sermons than the most eloquent preachers on earth have ever done . Recent discoveries made in Egypt go to ...
Pagina 15
... inspired , his music was . The lover of music cannot help being impressed , in listening to the first few bars of Mozart's most beau- tiful music , with the idea that the composer knew the end of his composition from the beginning . It ...
... inspired , his music was . The lover of music cannot help being impressed , in listening to the first few bars of Mozart's most beau- tiful music , with the idea that the composer knew the end of his composition from the beginning . It ...
Pagina 18
... outer life was the incident rather than the reality . But the one dominant thing in his life was to do the work that he felt himself inspired to do ; his inner senses were all so acute that , at times , 18 THE RHYTHM OF LIFE.
... outer life was the incident rather than the reality . But the one dominant thing in his life was to do the work that he felt himself inspired to do ; his inner senses were all so acute that , at times , 18 THE RHYTHM OF LIFE.
Pagina 62
... inspiration than the spoken word can ever be . The greatest composers ( those who were highly spiritual or religious ) have really been inspired through coming in closest relationship with the great Cosmic Consciousness ; and they drew ...
... inspiration than the spoken word can ever be . The greatest composers ( those who were highly spiritual or religious ) have really been inspired through coming in closest relationship with the great Cosmic Consciousness ; and they drew ...
Pagina 63
... one's higher nature that one gains rather than loses in listening to them , and one feels something of real inspiration in them that is lacking in the other two . But it is in " Parsifal " that MUSIC - A COMPELLING POWER 63.
... one's higher nature that one gains rather than loses in listening to them , and one feels something of real inspiration in them that is lacking in the other two . But it is in " Parsifal " that MUSIC - A COMPELLING POWER 63.
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Pagina 291 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began ; When Nature underneath a heap Of jarring atoms lay, And could not heave her head, The tuneful voice was heard from high, Arise, ye more than dead.
Pagina 195 - Love took up the harp of Life, and smote on all the chords with might ; Smote the chord of Self, that, trembling, pass'd in music out of sight.
Pagina 67 - Ring out, ye crystal spheres ! Once bless our human ears, If ye have power to touch our senses so; And let your silver chime Move in melodious time ; And let the bass of heaven's deep organ blow; And with your ninefold harmony Make up full consort to the angelic symphony.
Pagina 152 - But for those first affections, Those shadowy recollections, Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountain light of all our day, Are yet a master light of all our seeing...
Pagina 193 - There is sweet music here that softer falls Than petals from blown roses on the grass, Or night-dews on still waters between walls Of shadowy granite, in a gleaming pass; Music that gentlier on the spirit lies, Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes; Music that brings sweet sleep down from the blissful skies. Here are cool mosses deep, And thro...
Pagina 262 - Music the fiercest grief can charm, And fate's severest rage disarm : Music can soften pain to ease, And make despair and madness please : Our joys below it can improve, And antedate the bliss above. This the divine Cecilia found, And to her Maker's praise confin'd the sound. When the full organ joins the tuneful quire, Th...
Pagina 154 - FLOWER in the crannied wall, I pluck you out of the crannies, I hold you here, root and all, in my hand, Little flower — but if I could understand What you are, root and all, and all in all, I should know what God and man is.
Pagina 123 - And from the soul itself must there be sent A sweet and potent voice, of its own birth, Of all sweet sounds the life and element ! 0 pure of heart ,• thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be ! What, and wherein it doth exist, This light, this glory, this fair luminous mist, This beautiful and beauty-making power.
Pagina 156 - Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul, As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low-vaulted past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast, Till thou at length art free, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea!
Pagina 170 - What passion cannot Music raise and quell ? When Jubal struck the chorded shell His listening brethren stood around. And, wondering, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound. Less than a God they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell That spoke so sweetly and so wel1.