ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the presentation of both types of Christian figure in music and the romance, and explores how the intersection of both art forms contributed to entertainment culture while relating to contemporary religious debates. The several different musical settings of Bishop Ken's words show that a broad repertoire of morning and evening hymns was readily available to romance readers and writers alike. Beginning with the morning hymn, G. J. Smart's version is advertised as an example of the 'Divine Amusement' available from his warehouse. In Jeremiah Clarke's version, the number of verses is increased to ten, the hymn offering the same message but the additional words giving greater reflection on the key points. John Wall Callcott's pair of songs, 'The Fryar of Orders Gray' and 'Yet Stay Fair Lady' tell the story of an established love affair between a man and woman, which comes to fruition within the holy setting of a monastery.
