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In the Beauty of the Lilies is a 1996 novel by John Updike. It takes its title from a line of the abolitionist song " The Battle Hymn of the Republic ." The novel received the 1997 Ambassador Book Award for Fiction .
- John Updike
- 1996
The phrase "in the beauty of the lilies" is a poetic expression from the song "Battle Hymn of the Republic", which celebrates Jesus' birth and death. It may refer to the Easter lilies, the lilies of the field, or the purity of Christ.
- According to this site , the first draft of the song actually had the words In the whiteness of the lilies he was born across the sea And then the...
- The answer I think may be found by comparing it to that other song from the same general time period that says "He's the Lily of the Valley, the Br...
- it's a reference to the Sermon on the Mount. consider the lilies of the field. Jesus says that the lilies are more beautiful than Solomon in all hi...
- From my research I have concluded, that: 1. The Lilly is touted as the purest white of the flowers and is the standard of whiteness used in judging...
- I thought the word in the Battle Hymn of the Republic is not "born" but "borne", meaning "carried". The idea is that, in His death and resurrectio...
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me: As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free;
A novel about four generations of the Wilmot family, from a minister in Paterson, New Jersey to a Hollywood star and a cult leader. Explore the themes of faith, family, and fate in this epic saga of American history.
[Verse 5] In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me: As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free;...
Deriving its title from the “Battle-Hymn of the Republic,” In the Beauty of the Lilies is a novel that examines the dynamics of faith, family, and freedom in a nation undergoing radical social...
1 de jan. de 1996 · One hot afternoon in 1910, the Reverend Clarence Wilmot, standing in the rectory of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, experiences the last vestiges of his faith departing. True to this revelation, Clarence abandons the pulpit and becomes an encyclopedia salesman.
