Lyra Davidica

The Lyra Davidica is a collection of hymns and tunes first published in 1708. The volume was published by John Walsh (printer). The collection was one of many containing hymns translated from German, at a time when Anglicanism was heavily influenced by German evangelical pietism.

Only surviving melody

One well-known hymn from the collection is the Easter hymn "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today", whose melody is the only one which has survived since the original publication in 1708.

Impact

Philip Pullman named Lyra Belacqua, the heroine of his trilogy His Dark Materials, after the ''Lyra Davidica.''