To those friends, who have kindly afforded us their aid in making this compilation, we would here express our thankful acknowledgments.

In the title of the book, we embody our leading idea and purpose in this enterprise, which have been to provide a collection, not of Jewish psalms or elegant songs, but essentially Christian hymns, pitched, so to say, after the grand master-tone of our faith, whatever intermingling subordinate notes they might have of joy or sorrow, encouragement or warning, praise or confession. We have striven that the high doctrines, duties, and promises of our holy religion might shine forth from these pages in their noon-day distinctness, and arrayed in all the charms of taste and melody, that the great Master might be honored with the love of his disciples, and the greater Father worshipped with the fervent adoration, praise, and thanks giving of his children.

January 29, 1845.

L. W. L. W. A. W.

C. C.

A. A. L.

Faith, Hope, and Charity

Repentance and Reformation

Christian Affections and Life
Mourning and Consolation

Life, Death, and Futurity

The Church, Baptism, and Christian Fellowship

Seamen's Hymns

Social and Domestic Worship

Morning and Evening

Miscellaneous

TABLE OF FIRST LINES.

C. M.

626

S. M.

436

ACCORDING to thy gracious word
A charge to keep I have

Affliction is a stormy deep

Again, from calm and sweet repose
Again our ears have heard the voice
Again the Lord of life and light
Again we 've seen the Sabbath day
A holy air is breathing round
A host of spirits round the throne
Alas! how poor and little worth
All hail the power of Jesus' name
All men are equal in their birth
All nature dies and lives again
All nature feels attractive power
All nature's works his praise declare
All-seeing God! 't is thine to know
All ye nations, praise the Lord
Almighty and immortal King
Almighty God, in humble prayer
Almighty God, thy word is cast
Almighty Lord, before thy throne
Almighty Maker! Lord of all
Am I a soldier of the cross
Amidst a world of hopes and fears
And can my heart aspire so high
And is the gospel peace and love
And is there, Lord, a rest
And now, my soul, another year
An offering to the shrine of power
Another day is past

Another day its course hath run
Another six days' work is done
Arise, and bless the Lord

Arm of the Lord, awake, awake
Arrayed in clouds of golden light
As body when the soul has fled
As, bowed by sudden storms, the rose
As flows the rapid river

Asleep in Jesus! blesséd sleep
As in solemn congregation

As o'er the past my memory strays
A soldier's course from battles won

As the hart, with eager looks .

As the sun's enlivening eye

As the sweet flower that scents the morn

As twilight's gradual veil is spread

At thy table, Lord of life