Ring out, ye crystal spheres

Ring out, ye crystal spheres

Author: John Milton
Published in 5 hymnals

Author: John Milton

Milton, John, was born in London, Dec. 9, 1608, and died there Nov. 8, 1674. His poetical excellences and his literary fame are matters apart from hymnology, and are fully dealt with in numerous memoirs. His influence on English hymn-writing has been very slight, his 19 versions of various Psalms having lain for the most part unused by hymnal compilers. The dates of his paraphrases are:— Ps. cxiv. and cxxxvi., 1623, when he was 15 years of ago. These were given in his Poems in English and Latin 1645. Ps. lxxx.-lxxxviii., written in 1648, and published as Nine Psalmes done into Metre, 1645. Ps. i., 1653; ii., “Done August 8, 1653;" iii., Aug. 9, 1653; iv. Aug. 10, 1653; v., Aug. 12, 1653; vi., Aug. 13, 1653; vii.Aug. 14, 1653; viii… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Ring out, ye crystal spheres
Author: John Milton
Language: English

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)
Page Scan

Hymns and Chorales #14

Page Scan

Songs of Praise #349

Songs of praise #634

Songs of Praise for America #d90

Page Scan

The University Hymn Book #87

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us