Through the large inter‐denominational evangelistic campaigns of the last quarter of the nineteenth century in Australia, the gospel songs commonly described as "Sankey's" were introduced to both church‐goers and the general community and came into wide public knowledge. This article explores their early acceptance, dissemination, and use, and argues that while their impact upon church‐goers was considerable since they were so widely sung in many churches, they were also known, or known about, in the wider community, occupying a significant cultural space.

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“或多或少愚蠢的赞美诗”：“桑基”福音歌曲在 19 世纪晚期澳大利亚的影响和使用

通过 19 世纪最后 25 年在澳大利亚进行的大型跨教派福音运动，通常被称为“桑基”的福音歌曲被介绍给去教堂的人和一般社区，并广为公众所知。这篇文章探讨了它们早期的接受、传播和使用，并认为虽然它们对去教堂的人的影响是相当大的，因为它们在许多教堂中被广泛传唱，但它们在更广泛的社区中也为人所知或为人所知，占据了重要的文化空间。