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2: Hymns as Poetry: John Milton’s Blest Pair of Sirens

2: Hymns as Poetry: John Milton’s Blest Pair of Sirens

Update: 2024-11-03
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Hear staff from Westminster Abbey as they reflect on the context and the meaning of popular Christian hymns and anthems that came from poetry.  



In this episode, Stuart O’Hara, a bass lay vicar in the Abbey Choir examines John Milton’s Blest Pair of Sirens and how careful composition is used to turn his words into a glorification of God.  




Listen to the full track, and the rest of the album recorded by the Choir of Westminster Abbey.  
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2: Hymns as Poetry: John Milton’s Blest Pair of Sirens

2: Hymns as Poetry: John Milton’s Blest Pair of Sirens

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