The words of the hymns have been carefully selected and revised. Many of the best church hymns, especially those suited to the free, joyous, and active temperament of youth, and inculcating a robust and healthy piety, have been incorporated in the book. The sacred lyrics of a Hosmer, Chadwick, Gannett, Savage, Williams, and other recent writers, are largely represented. The field of recent English hymnology has been gleaned with advantage. The number of absolutely new tunes and poems is not large, but will, it is hoped, add something to the enrichment of our church song. The editor desires to return his grateful acknowledgments for valuable suggestions and helps in the preparation of the work to Mrs. Theodore C. Williams, Eugene R. Shippen, George A. Burdett, J. W. Tufts, William C. Gannett, Frederick L. Hosmer, the John Church Company, W. A. Pond & Co., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., and other authors and publishers of music and poetry who have kindly allowed the use of the same for this hymnal. He also confesses his obligation to those well-known and admirable collections of sacred song: "The Hymn and Tune Book" (Rev. R. R. Shippen, editor), "Unity Hymns and Chorals," "Unity Services and Songs" (J. Vila Blake, editor), "Amore Dei" (Mrs. Theodore C. Williams, editress), "Hymns for Church and Home" (Mrs. Mary W. Tileston and Arthur Foote, editors), "The Essex Hall Hymn and Tune Book" (Rev. W. Copeland Bowie), "Ethical Songs, Hymns of Modern Thought" (Miss E. Josephine Troup, editress), "A Book of Song and Service" (E. A. Horton, editor), also to other publications, too numerous to specify, which have been consulted for this work. If any copyright has been unknowingly infringed, the editor asks for kind indulgence, and that he be informed of his mistake. He also offers his apologies to any authors whose hymns, owing to the practical impossi bility of obtaining their addresses, he has used without their permission. CHARLES W. Wendte. CONTENTS. HYMN I-42 Also 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 112, 113, 123, 124, 139, 143, 179, 181, 193, 207, CLOSING HYMNS. 8, 13, 22, 30, 39, 65, 74, 90, 104, 120, 227, 250, 275, 338, 338B Also 35, 42, 46, 82, 88, 89, 98, 168, 220, 247, 263, 279, 295, 334. And Songs 326-378, Passim. Also 3, 24, 25, 28, 29, 53, 75, 76, 81, 83, CREDO 85, 330, 354, 378, 379 AFFLICTION, AND THE LIFE EVERLASTING, 32, 44, 108, 119, 145, 146, 159, 166, 171, REFORM AND TEMPERANCE MEETINGS, 28, 29, 86, 91, 92, 160, 167, 170, 197, 200, 84160, MISSIONARY MEETINGS, 86, 91, 102, 105, 142, 1484160, 169, 170, 197, 200, 201, 212, 219, 222, 235, 241, 253, 254, 265, 277, 278, 281, 284, 295, 302. Also 10, 30, 34, 52, 57, 58, 60, 69, 77, 79, 81, 92, 102, 105, 110, 113, 115- 117, 128, 131, 142, 155, 157, 160–164, 171, 196, 198, 202, 215, 222, 223, |