The Church Hymnary
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✠ The Church Hymnary ✠
THE
CHURCH HYMNARY
A Collection of Hymns and Tunes
FOR
PUBLIC WORSHIP
COMPILED BY
EDWIN A. BEDELL
NEW YORK
MAYNARD, MERRILL, & CO.
1893
Copyright
By CHARLES E. MERRILL & CO.
1890
Copyright
By CHARLES E. MERRILL & CO.
1892
[All rights reserved]
Press of J. J. Little & Co.
Astor Place, New York
The J. M. Armstrong Company
Music Typographers
Philadelphia
PREFACE
The Church Hymnary is the outgrowth of a smaller collection prepared some years ago for the use of the Church and Sabbath School of which the compiler is a member. The value and availability of much of the new music have thus been proven by practical use. From the treasures of the whole Church, "things new and old" have been brought together; very little of importance, it is believed, has been omitted, while much valuable matter not hitherto used in our Church Hymnals is now made available. It has been sought to make the Church Hymnary so varied, full, and rich, both in hymns and tunes, that it would commend itself to all Evangelical Churches.
Special thanks are due to William H. Clark, D.D., Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Bay City, Mich., Edward A. Collier, D.D., of Kinderhook, N. Y., and Rev. Frederic M. Bird, of South Bethlehem, Pa., for constant assistance in preparing the work and for many valuable suggestions. To their critical taste and judgment, as well as to their painstaking labor, the compiler is under many obligations.
The Church Hymnary is published both with and without the Church Psalter, a topical arrangement of the best Psalms for Responsive Reading, prepared by the Rev. Henry van Dyke, D.D., Pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City, or with the Psalter following the Revised Version prepared by Rev. T. Ralston Smith, D.D., pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Buffalo, N. Y. It is believed that the increasing number of Congregational and Presbyterian Churches, in which Responsive Reading forms a regular part of Public Worship, will welcome this new Psalter designed especially to meet their needs, and arranged so as to make its use easy and helpful.
Permission to use hymns and tunes has been freely granted, and the compiler desires to express his appreciation of their courtesy to Houghton, Mifflin & Co., for the use of the hymns of John Greenleaf Whittier and Oliver Wendell Holmes; to Charles Scribner's Sons, for the use of No. 928 (from "Saxe Holm Stories," Vol. I.); to Denis Wortman, D.D., for the use of Nos. 702, 713, and 971 (the last from "Reliques of the Christ"); to U. C. Burnap, Richard Storrs Willis, George E. Oliver, Frederick W. Mills and many others—Authors, Composers, and Publishers, whose names appear in the body of the book.
If the Church Hymnary shall be accorded by the Church at large some measure of the favor with which, in a more limited sphere, much of it has already been received, the compiler will feel thankful for the opportunity of making this contribution to the promotion of the Service of Sacred Song.
Edwin A. Bedell
Albany, September 1, 1890
CONTENTS
PAGE v vi vi HYMNS - Divine Worship
- Opening of Service
1–46 - Offerings to the Lord
47–59 - Close of Service
60–76 - The Holy Scriptures
77–91 - The Holy Trinity
92–106 - God the Father
107–177 - Jesus Christ our Lord
- His Incarnation and Advent
178–215 - His Life and Ministry
216–242 - His Sufferings and Death
243–276 - His Resurrection
277–296 - His Ascension
297–315 - His Reign and Mediation
316–335 - His Second Coming
336–352 - The Holy Spirit
353–376 - Salvation
377–410 - The Christian Life
- Repentance
411–448 - Faith and Consecration
449–488 - Love and Gratitude
489–545 - Zeal and Courage
546–583 - Aspiration
584–603 - Trial and Conflict
604–622 - Comfort and Privileges
623–651 - Joy and Hope
652–663 - Watchfulness and Prayer
664–691 - The Church
692–820 - Building and Dedication
702–707 - Its Ministry
708–716 - Baptism
717–727 - The Lord's Supper
728–761 - The Communion of Saints
762–782 - Missions
783–820 - Times and Seasons
- Morning
821–836 - Evening
837–876 - The Year
877–883 - The Seasons
884–885 - Harvest-Home Festivals
886–891 - Thanksgiving
892–896 - National
897–902 - For those at Sea
903–908 - Marriage
909–911 - Flower Festivals
912–915 - Children's Hymns
916–934 - Death and the Resurrection
935–956 - The Judgment
957–961 - The Life Everlasting
962–994 PAGES - Doxologies
496 - Chants and Responses
497–504 505 508 510 511 513 516 518 521
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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