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 STUDIES AMONG RECENT HYMN-BOOKS 
 
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 About ten years ago, as a help to exact study of the materials 
 of actual hymnody in a certain group of our American churches, 
 I made an exhaustive catalogue of the hymns found in the sixteen 
 larger hymnals that were published between i8oo and 1900 for 
 use in Congregational and Presbyterian churches. This catalogue 
 was drawn up with a separate card for each hymn, provided with 
 suitable places for a variety of entries, so that from them could 
 readily be compiled any statistical summaries that might be de- 
 sired. A second set of cards was made for the authors and trans- 
 lators. From the data thus arranged were derived a number of 
 summaries that proved of great interest both historically and 
 practically, for they offered definite information about the prevail- 
 ing currents of opinion among expert editors, as well as about 
 the actual hymnodic resources that were being supplied to minis- 
 ters and congregations for their acceptance. 
 
 These sixteen books varied greatly in size. The four largest 
 had respectively 1198, 1148, 991 and 859 hymns; the smallest 
 had 522 and 592; four ranged from 718 to 745; six ranged from 
 612 to 676. The average mmiber for the sixteen was 755. When 
 the duplications were sifted out, it proved that the sixteen books 
 together contained about 2,875 different hymns (and translations), 
 representing 650 writers that could be identified (besides about 
 125 cases of ''anonymous" authorship). In round numbers, 
 about 2,275 ^^ the hymns (79 per cent.) were of English origin, 
 and about 600 (21 per cent.) American. Roughly speaking, 
 about one-third of the hymns came from before 1800, mostly, 
 of course, from the i8th century, while two-thirds were from the 
 19th century. As might be expected, many hymns were found 
 in all or nearly all the books — 64 in all, 47 in fifteen, 52 in four- 
 teen, 52 in thirteen, 52 in twelve, etc. Altogether some 550 hymns 
 appeared in eight or more books. In the total list the following 
 were the writers most largely represented : — Watts, 233 ; Wesley, 
 106; Doddridge, 56; Miss Steele, 39; Newton, 42; Montgomery, 
 
 (265) 
 
266 Hartford Seminary Record 
 
 75; Kelly, 41; Heber, 21; Conder, 21; Lyte, 33; Monsell, 33; 
 Neale, 62; Bonar, 70; Gill, 24; Faber, 25; Caswall, 32; How, 28; 
 Baker, 24 ; Winkworth, 62 ; Havergal, 28 ; Hastings, 29 ; Palmer, 
 35. The variations between different books, as to both periods 
 and authors drawn upon, were wide and more or less significant. 
 But, except for purposes of comparison, details regarding these 
 matters are not the object here in view. 
 
 The study above mentioned was made soon after 1900. Since 
 then five new hymnals have been issued that belong to the same 
 class. These are: 
 
 A. '* The Pilgrim Hymnal ", 1904. 
 
 B. " Hymns of Worship and Service", 1905, augmented in 1909. 
 
 C. " Church Hymns and Tunes ", 1907. 
 
 D. '* Hymns of the Living Church ", 1910. 
 
 E. •* Hymns of the Kingdom of God", 1910. 
 
 These have been examined and collated in the same manner 
 as their predecessors. The results seem worthy of somewhat 
 detailed presentation, since they give striking evidence of the rapid 
 changes in opinion and usage that are taking place, at least 
 among the makers of hymnals. Among other things, too, they 
 indicate how active and expanding is the art of hymnody within 
 the boundaries of English-speaking Protestantism.* 
 
 These new books show a marked tendency toward a smaller 
 size. The total number of hymns in each is as follows : — A, 546 ; 
 S> 525-567 ; C, 659 ; D, 411; E, 488. The average size, then, is 
 only 535, as against 755 in the previous series — a proportion of 
 about two to three. Taken together, the five books contain about 
 1,275 different hymns and translations, of which nearly 300 were 
 not included in the sixteen earlier books. This means that 1,900 
 of the hymns presented before 1900 are not perpetuated by these 
 newer books. In all, there are 441 known authors represented, 
 of which 301 are English and 140 apparently American — without 
 reckoning some 57 " anonymous " hymns. About 950 hymns 
 
 * As in the former study, in order to avoid complications, no statistics 
 are included regarding hymnals specificallv belonging to other denomina- 
 tions, although, of course, several important books suggest themselves. 
 Thus, in the period before 1900 appeared the official "Hymnal" of the 
 Protestant Episcopal Church (1892), and the Baptist "Sursum Corda" 
 (1808); and, in the recent period falls " The Methodist Hymnal " (1905). 
 Although these, too, have been studied in detail, the statistics here given do 
 ot include them. 
 
Recent Hymn-Books 267 
 
 (75 P^^ cent.) appear to be of English origin, and about 325 of 
 American. The proportion of the latter, therefore, is slightly 
 larger than in the previous period. About half of the new entries 
 (not in the earlier books) are American. The proportion of 
 hymns from before 1800 is now only about 18 per cent., as 
 against about 33 per cent, in the earlier books. This means that 
 about 715 of the hymns now omitted are those of the 18th century 
 or earlier, while only about a dozen of these early hymns are 
 now added to the list. 
 
 If we ask, How many hymns are repeated from book to book 
 in this recent series, and how many are more or less peculiar to 
 one or two books? we find the following figures: — 
 
 In all five books, 130 
 
 In four books, 94 
 
 In three books, 153 
 
 In two books, 293 
 
 In but one book, 598 (A, 193 ; B, 78 ; 
 
 C, 157 ; D, 71 ; E, 99) 
 
 It is noticeable that B and C have no less than 400 hymns in common. 
 The other pairs of books average but 245 in common. 
 
 A question somewhat related to the foregoing is as to the 
 number and proportion of the hymns in these books when graded 
 according to their commonness or rarity in the earlier series of 
 books. The following table gives a hint of the trend of editorial 
 opinion as compared with that of the previous period : — 
 
 
 A 
 
 B 
 
 C 
 
 D 
 
 £ 
 
 In 13-16 earlier books, 
 
 121 (22%) 
 
 198 (35^) 
 
 204 (31%) 
 
 122(30$) 
 
 124(2550 
 
 In 9-12 do., 
 
 76 (14^) 
 
 152 (27?) 
 
 158(24%) 
 
 82 (20$) 
 
 94(i9«) 
 
 In 5-8 do., 
 
 71 (13%) 
 
 107 (19^) 
 
 150(23%) 
 
 83 (20%) 
 
 fb(iS5t) 
 
 In 1-4 do., 
 
 100(18$) 
 
 72(i3$«) 
 
 108 (16^) 
 
 80 (19%) 
 
 lOI (2\%) 
 
 In none of them, 
 
 178(33%) 
 
 38 ( 1%) 
 
 39 ( 6%) 
 
 44 (11%) 
 
 83(17%) 
 
 (The percentages in each case are derived from the total size of the 
 book in question.) 
 
 Decidedly interesting is the distribution by date of the hymns 
 now presented for use, since here it appears that there is a marked 
 tendency to change the balance from that which obtained in the 
 previous period. A summary of the statistics runs thus: — 
 
 ABODE 
 
 From before 1700, 9(1.6%) 9(1.6%) 11(1.7%) 15(3.6%) 16(3.3%) 
 
 From 1700-29, 18(3.3%) 46(8.1$) 46(7.0%) 11(2.7%) 18(3-7%) 
 
 From 1730-59. 24(4.4%) 46(8.1%) 54(8.2%) 24(5.8%) 26(5.3$) 
 
 From 1760-99, 23(4.2%) 50(8.8$) 55(8.3%) 23(5.6%) 28(5.7$) 
 
 From 1 8c 0-29, 39 (7.1%) 66(11.6%) 86(13.0%) 42(10.2%) 41(8.3$) 
 
 From 1830-59, 171(31.3%) )76(3i.o%) 213(322%) 133(323%) 160(32.8%) 
 
 From 1860-89. 2 [6 (39.6$) 153 (26 9%) 183 (27 7$) 143 (35 0$) 173 (35.5%) 
 
 From 1890- . 46(8.4$) 21(3.7$) 11(1.7%) 20(4.9%) 26(5.3$) 
 
268 
 
 Hartford Seminary Record 
 
 For comijarison, the averages of the previous series of sixteen books 
 are subjoined : 
 
 From before 1700, 
 From 1700-34, 
 From 1738-63, 
 From 1764-99, 
 From 1800-29, 
 From 1830-59, 
 From i860- , 
 
 18 ( 2.5^) 
 
 81 (ii.i^) 
 
 77 (10.4^) 
 
 74 ( 9-9^) 
 
 112 (14.9^) 
 
 237 (31-3^) 
 
 155 (19 9%) 
 
 Any comparison between the number of hymns taken by the 
 two series of books from individual hymnists is apt to be mis- 
 leading, because in so many cases the older collections were much 
 larger than these recent ones. Still, for what they may suggest, 
 the data are here given regarding the more prominent writers 
 (arranged approximately in chronological order) : — 
 
 
 
 
 In 5 New Books 
 
 
 In x6 Old Books 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lowest and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 highest 
 
 
 
 A 
 
 B 
 
 C 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 Aver. 
 
 • number 
 
 Aver. 
 
 Watts 
 
 13 
 
 38 
 
 41 
 
 7 
 
 15 
 
 23 
 
 44 to 129 
 
 75 
 
 Wesley, J. 
 
 2 
 
 I 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 I ♦• 6 
 
 5 
 
 Wesley, C. 
 
 13 
 
 25 
 
 27 
 
 14 
 
 12 
 
 18 
 
 22 " 41 
 
 3a 
 
 Doddridge 
 
 8 
 
 II 
 
 12 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 13 " 31 
 
 18 
 
 Steele 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 I " 21 
 
 10 
 
 Newton 
 
 4 
 
 II 
 
 II 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 9 •• 30 
 
 14 
 
 Cowper 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 7 " II 
 
 9 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 8 
 
 16 
 
 25 
 
 10 
 
 II 
 
 14 
 
 19 •' 34 
 
 36 
 
 Kelly 
 
 I 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 5 " 25 
 
 11 
 
 Heber 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 7 " 15 
 
 10 
 
 Elliott, C. 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 3 ** 14 
 
 7 
 
 Bowring 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 I 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 " 8 
 
 5 
 
 Lyte 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 II 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 7 " 17 
 
 II 
 
 Keble 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 2 " 7 
 
 4 
 
 Monsell 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 " 18 
 
 7 
 
 Neale 
 
 8 
 
 18 
 
 21 
 
 19 
 
 10 
 
 15 
 
 5 " 35 
 
 20 
 
 Bonar 
 
 14 
 
 16 
 
 21 
 
 13 
 
 9 
 
 15 
 
 9 " 30 
 
 19 
 
 Alexander, C. F. 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 " 8 
 
 5 
 
 Faber 
 
 8 
 
 11 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 5 *' 16 
 
 9 
 
 Bickersteth 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 •• 7 
 
 3 
 
 Caswall 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 2 •• 16 
 
 9 
 
 How 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 14 
 
 9 
 
 I " 15 
 
 8 
 
 Baker 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 I " II 
 
 6 
 
 Winkworth 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 2 *• 37 
 
 13 
 
 Ellerton 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 12 
 
 8 
 
 *• 13 
 
 6 
 
 Thring 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 " 12 
 
 5 
 
 Wordsworth 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 I " 13 
 
 7 
 
 Havergal 
 
 5 
 
 II 
 
 12 
 
 10 
 
 7 
 
 9 
 
 •• 14 
 
 5 
 
 Bryant 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 a 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 *' 6 
 
 3 
 
 Hastings 
 
 — 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 — 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 '• 14 
 
 6 
 
 Palmer 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 4 " 27 
 
 11 
 
 Whittier 
 
 15 
 
 — 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 •• 8 
 
 3 
 
 As shedding light upon the trend of editorial opinion at the 
 present time, as compared with that of a decade or so earlier, it 
 will be of interest to give a list of the hymns that are found in dl 
 
Recent Hymn-Books 
 
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 the recent books with the number of books in which they appeared 
 in the previous series. The full list is as follows : — 
 
 Abide with me ; fast falls the eventide 
 
 All hail the power of Jesus' name 
 
 All praise to Thee, my God, this night 
 
 Art thou weary, art thou languid 
 
 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning 
 
 Come,Thou almij^hty King 
 
 Father, whate'er of earihly bliss 
 
 From Greenland's icy mountains 
 
 Glorious things of thee are spoken 
 
 Guide me, O I'hou great Jehovah 
 
 Hark ! the herald-ancels smg 
 
 Holy, holy, holy ! Lord God Almighty 
 
 How firm a foiindation, ye saints of the Lord 
 
 I heard the voice of Jesus say 
 •I love Thy kin>jdoin, Lord 
 
 Jerusalem the golden 
 
 1e8u», 1 my cross have taken 
 
 Jesus, Lovc-r of my soul 
 
 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 
 ♦Jesus, these eyes have never seen 
 •Jesus, Thou joy of loving hearts 
 
 Joy to the world ! the Lord is come 
 
 Just as I am, without one plea 
 
 Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom 
 
 Love divine, all loves excelling 
 ♦My faith looks up to Thee 
 
 My God and Father, while I stray 
 
 Nearer, my (iod, to Thee 
 
 O day of rest and gladness 
 ♦O where are kin^s and empires now 
 
 O worship the King 
 
 O God, our Help in ages past 
 
 Rock of ages, cleft for me 
 
 Saviour, breathe an evening blessing 
 ♦Softly now the light of day 
 
 Sun of my soul. Thou Saviour dear 
 
 Ten thousand times ten thousand 
 
 The Church's one foundation 
 
 The Son of God goes forth to war 
 
 Thy wav, not mine, O LfTd 
 
 When all Thy mercies, O my God 
 
 When I survey the wondrous Cross 
 
 Awake, my soul, and with the sun 
 
 Blest be the tie that binds 
 
 Come, ye thankful people, come 
 
 Father, I know that all my life 
 
 Hail to the Lord's Anointed 
 
 Hark, hark ! my soul ; angelic songs are swelling 
 
 How gentle God's commands 
 
 In heavenly love abiding 
 ♦My country, 'tis of thee 
 
 New every morning is the love 
 
 O for a closer walk with God 
 ♦O God, beneath Thy guiding hand 
 
 O Jesus, Thou art standing 
 
 Onward, Christian soldiers 
 
 Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed 
 
 Saviour, again to Thy dear name 
 •Stand up, stand up for Jesus 
 
 Crown Him with many crowns 
 
 For all Thy saints who from their labors rest 
 
 Go, labor on, spend and be spent 
 
 In the Cross of Christ I glory 
 •It came upon the midnight clear 
 ♦Lord of all being, throned afar 
 
 My God, how wonderful Thou art 
 
 Now thank we all our God 
 
 Now the day is over 
 
 O mother dear Jerusalem 
 
 Werusalem, my happy home 
 ord of God Incarnate 
 
 Lytc 
 
 1847 In 16 books 
 
 Perronet 
 
 1780 before 1900 
 
 Ken 
 
 1688 
 
 Neale 
 
 1862 
 
 Heber 
 
 1811 
 
 ? 
 
 '75- 
 
 Steele 
 
 1760 
 
 Heber 
 
 1823 
 
 Newton 
 
 1779 
 
 Williams 
 
 177a 
 
 Wesley 
 
 «7?9 
 
 Heber 
 
 .827 
 
 ) 
 
 1787 
 
 Bonar 
 
 1846 
 
 Dwight 
 
 1800 
 
 tr. Neale 
 
 .8s> 
 
 Lyte 
 Wesley 
 
 1824 
 1740 
 
 Watts 
 
 1719 
 
 Palmer 
 
 1858 
 
 tr. Palmer 
 
 1858 
 
 Watts 
 
 1719 
 
 Elliott 
 
 1836 
 
 Newman 
 
 1834 
 
 Wesley 
 
 «747 
 
 Palmer 
 
 1831 
 
 Elliott 
 
 1834 
 
 Adams 
 
 1841 
 
 Wordsworth 
 
 1862 
 
 Coxe 
 
 1839 
 
 Grant 
 
 '833 
 
 Watts 
 
 1719 
 
 Toplady 
 
 1776 
 
 Edmeston 
 
 1820 
 
 Doane 
 
 1824 
 
 Keble 
 
 i8«7 
 
 Alford 
 
 1867 
 
 Stone 
 
 i86t 
 
 Heber 
 
 1827 
 
 Bonar 
 
 1857 
 
 Addison 
 
 1712 
 
 Watts 
 
 1707 
 
 Ken 
 
 1695 In 15 books 
 
 Fawcelt 
 
 1782 
 
 Alford 
 
 1844 
 
 Waring 
 
 1850 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 1822 
 
 Faber 
 
 1854 
 
 Doddridge 
 
 I7S5 
 
 Waring 
 
 1850 
 
 Smith 
 
 1843 
 
 Keble 
 
 1827 
 
 Cowper 
 
 177a 
 
 Bacon 
 
 1845 
 
 How 
 
 1867 
 
 Baring-Gould 1865 
 
 Auber 
 
 1829 
 
 EUerton 
 
 1868 
 
 Duffield 
 
 1858 
 
 Bridges 
 
 185 1 In 14 book 
 
 How 
 
 1864 
 
 Bonar 
 
 1843 
 
 Bowring 
 
 1825 
 
 Sears 
 
 1850 
 
 Holmes 
 
 1848? 
 
 Faber 
 
 1848 
 
 tr. Winkworth 
 
 1858 
 
 Baring-Gould 1865 
 
 F. B. P. 
 
 1700 
 
 How 
 
 1867 
 
 ( American hymns are marked with an asterisk. ) 
 
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 Our day of praise is done 
 The day is past and over 
 The day of Resurrection 
 •The morning light is breaking 
 
 Lord, when we bend before Thy throne 
 
 O come, all ye faithful 
 
 O God, the Rock of A^es 
 
 Rejoice, the Lord is Kmg 
 
 Ride on, ride on in majesty 
 
 Soldiers of Christ, arise 
 
 Sweet Saviour, bless us ere we go 
 
 All people that on earth do dwell 
 Angels from the realms of glory 
 As with gladness men of old 
 •Christ for the world we sing 
 Christian, dost thou see them 
 Hark ! the glad sound ! the Saviour comes 
 O Lord of heaven and earth and sea 
 ♦O Love Divine, that stooped to share 
 One there is above all others 
 Souls of men, why will ye scatter 
 
 There's a wideness in God's mercy 
 
 Was there ever kindest Shepherd 
 The golden gates are lifted up 
 
 The eternal gates lift up their heads 
 The King of Love my Shepherd is 
 The sands of time are sinking 
 When morning gilds the skies 
 
 Eternal Father, strong to save 
 •Immortal Love, for ever full 
 The strife is o'er, the battle done 
 We give Thee but Thine own 
 
 ♦Fling out the banner ! let it float 
 Lord of our life and God of our salvation 
 O God of Bethel, by whose hand 
 
 Jesus, I have promised 
 
 ♦O Master, let me walk with Thee 
 T here is a green hill far away 
 Through the night of doubt and sorrow 
 
 A.11 glory, laud and honor 
 Come unto Me, ye weary 
 In the hour of trial 
 
 •A mighty fortress is our God 
 Fatner, again in lesus' name we meet 
 Fight the good fight with all thy might 
 F-r the beauty of the earth 
 Peace, perfect peace 
 
 Every morning mercies new 
 
 Reioice, ye pure in heart 
 
 Spirit of God, descend upon my heart 
 
 *0 little town of Bethlehem 
 Take my life and let it be 
 When the weary, seeking rest 
 
 Beneath the Cross of Jesus 
 •Break Thou the bread of life 
 
 1 am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus 
 
 My God, I thank Thee, who hast made 
 
 Standing at the portal 
 
 The Lord be with us as we bend 
 
 Thou didst leave Thy throne and Thy kingly crown 
 
 Forth in Thy name, O Lord, I go 
 Lord, speak to me, that I may speak 
 
 O Love that will not let me go 
 
 Ellerton 
 
 1869 In 17 books 
 
 tr. Neale 
 
 1853 
 
 tr. Neale 
 
 1863 
 
 Smith 
 
 X831 
 
 Carlyle 
 
 1802 In 13 books 
 
 tr. Oakeley 
 
 1852 
 
 Bickersteth 
 
 1867 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1746 
 
 Milman 
 
 1827 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1749 
 
 Faber 
 
 i85» 
 
 Kethe 
 
 1560 In la books 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 1816 
 
 Dix 
 
 1861 
 
 Wolcott 
 
 1872 
 
 tr. Neale 
 
 1862 
 
 Doddridge 
 
 1745 
 
 Wordsworth 
 
 1863 
 
 Holmes 
 
 1859 
 
 Newton 
 
 1779 
 
 Faber 
 
 1854 • 
 
 Alexander 
 
 1858 
 
 Baker 
 
 1868 
 
 Cousin 
 
 1857 
 
 tr. Caswall 
 
 1854 
 
 Whiting 
 
 1861 In II books 
 
 Whittier 
 
 1856 
 
 tr. Pott 
 
 1861 
 
 How 
 
 1864 
 
 Doane 
 
 1848 ? In 10 books 
 
 tr. Pusey 
 
 1840 
 
 Doddridge 
 
 1745 
 
 Bode 
 
 1869 
 
 Gladden 
 
 1879 
 
 Alexander 
 
 isls 
 
 tr. Baring-Gould 1867 
 
 tr. Neale 
 
 1854 111 9 books 
 
 Dix 
 
 1867 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 1853 
 
 tr. Hedge 
 
 1852 In 8 books 
 
 Whitmore 
 
 1824 
 
 Monsell 
 
 1863 
 
 Pierpoint 
 
 1864 
 
 Bickersteth 
 
 1876 
 
 Phillimore 
 
 1863 In 7 books 
 
 Plumptre 
 
 1865 
 
 Croly 
 
 1854 
 
 Brooks 
 
 1868 In 6 books 
 
 Havergal 
 
 1878 
 
 Bonar 
 
 1867 
 
 Clephane 
 
 1872 In 5 books 
 
 Lathbury 
 
 1884 
 
 Havergal 
 
 1878 
 
 Procter 
 
 1858 
 
 Havergal 
 
 1874 
 
 Ellerton 
 
 1871 
 
 Elliott E. 
 
 1870 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1749 In 4 books 
 
 Havergal 
 
 1874 
 
 Matheson 
 
 1883 In 3 books 
 
 To these may well be added a list of those hymns that appear 
 in four out of five of the new hymnals, as follows : — 
 
 Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve 
 Before Jehovah's awful throne 
 
 Doddridge 
 Watts 
 
 1755 In 16 books 
 1719 
 
Recent Hymn-Books 
 
 271 
 
 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds 
 
 ieiius, the very thought of Thee 
 [y dear Redeemer and my Lord 
 My soul, be on thy Kuard 
 •O Kacred Head, now wounded 
 Rejoice, all ye believers 
 While Thee I seek, protecting Power 
 
 Come, let us join our cheerful songs 
 God moves in a mysterious way 
 Majestic sweetness sits enthroned 
 Praise to (jod. immortal praise 
 Sleep thy last sleep 
 The Spirit breathes upon the word 
 
 A glory Kilds the sacred pape 
 While shepherds watched their flocks 
 
 Bread of the world, in mercy broken 
 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove 
 Come, ye disconsolate 
 Forward ! be our watchword 
 God is love ! His mercy brightens 
 Hark! my s<iul, it is the Lord 
 •More love, to Thee. O Christ 
 •O Thou, whose own vast temple stands 
 The Head that once was crowned with thorns 
 The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord 
 There is a safe and secret place 
 
 According to Thy gracious word 
 
 Brightly gleams our banner 
 
 Go to dark Gethsemane 
 
 Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious 
 
 My God, is any hour so sweet 
 
 The spacious firmament on high 
 
 Thou, whose almighty word 
 
 Upward, where the stars are burning 
 
 Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim 
 
 Christ, whose glory fills the skies 
 
 iesus, where'er Thy people meet 
 ,ord, lead the way the Saviour went 
 Welcome, happy morning 
 
 Christians, seek not yet repose 
 
 Come, said Jesus' sacred voice 
 
 Come to our poor nature's night 
 
 Holy Ghost, the Infinite 
 •Fairest Lord Jesus 
 
 Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face 
 
 Jesus lives! thy terrors now 
 
 Let us with a gladsome mind 
 •Purer yet and purer 
 
 Saviour, like a shepherd lead us 
 
 Sometimes a light surprises 
 
 Still with Thee, O my God 
 
 This is the day of light 
 
 At even, when the sun was set 
 By Christ redeemed, in Christ restored 
 ♦God bless our native land 
 Hail the day that sees Him rise 
 Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us 
 O Thou, from whom all goodness flows 
 Once in royal David's city 
 Saviour, teach me day by day 
 The sun is sinking fast 
 Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old 
 We plough the fields and scatter 
 
 Jesus calls us, o'er the tumult 
 Much in sorrow, oft in woe 
 Oft in danger, oft in woe 
 The radiant morn hath passed away 
 The shadows of the evening hours 
 
 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain 
 
 O it is hard to work for God 
 
 God's glory is a wondrous thing 
 Workman of God, O lose not heart 
 
 One sole baptismal sign 
 
 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven 
 •Shepherd of tender youth 
 
 October — 4 
 
 Newton 
 tr. Caswall 
 
 Walts 
 
 rieath 
 tr. Alexander 
 tr. Findlater 
 
 H.M.Williams 1790 
 
 1779 In x6 books 
 
 1849 
 
 1709 
 
 1781 
 
 1830 
 
 8S4 
 
 Watts 1707 In 15 books 
 
 Cowper 1774 
 
 S. Stennett 1787 
 
 Bar auld 1772 
 
 Dayman 1868 
 
 Cowper 
 
 1779 
 
 Tate 
 
 170a 
 
 Heber 
 
 1827 In 14 books 
 
 Browne 
 
 1720 
 
 Moore 
 
 1816 
 
 Alford 
 
 1871 
 
 Bowring 
 
 182s 
 
 Cowper 
 
 1768 
 
 Prentiss 
 
 1873 
 
 Bryant 
 
 1837 
 
 Kelly 
 
 1820 
 
 Watts 
 
 1719 
 
 Lyte 
 
 1834 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 1825 In 13 books 
 
 Potter 
 
 i860 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 1820 
 
 Kellv 
 
 1809 
 
 Elliott 
 
 1836 
 
 Addison 
 
 1712 
 
 Marriott 
 
 1825 
 
 Bonar 
 
 1867 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1744 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1740 In 12 books 
 
 Cowper 
 
 1779 
 
 Crosswell 
 
 1831 ? 
 
 tr. Ellerton 
 
 1868 
 
 Elliott 
 
 1839 In II books 
 
 Barbauld 
 
 1792 
 
 Rawson 
 
 1853 
 
 tr. ? 
 
 184- 
 
 Bonar 
 
 1857 
 
 tr. Cox 
 
 1841 
 
 Milton 
 
 164s 
 
 tr. ? 
 
 1858 
 
 Lyte ? 
 
 1836 
 
 Cowper 
 
 1779 
 
 Burns 
 
 1857 
 
 Ellerton 
 
 1867 
 
 Twells 
 
 1868 In 10 books 
 
 Rawson 
 
 1858 
 
 C. T. Brooks 
 
 1844 ? 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1739 
 
 Edmeston 
 
 1821 
 
 Haweis 
 
 1791 
 
 Alexander 
 
 1848 
 
 Leeson 
 
 1842 
 
 tr. Caswall 
 
 i8s8 
 
 Plumptre 
 
 1865 
 
 tr. Campbell 
 
 1861 
 
 Alexander 
 
 1852 In 9 books 
 
 White 
 
 1812 
 
 Thring 
 
 z866 
 
 Procter 
 
 1863 
 
 tr. Neale 
 
 i8s9 In 8 books 
 
 Faber 
 
 1849 
 
 Robinson 
 
 1842 
 
 Lyte 
 
 1834 
 
 tr. Dexter 
 
 1849 
 
272 
 
 Hartford Seminary Record 
 
 Havergal 
 
 i860 lu 8 books 
 1862 ? 
 
 tr. Winkworth 
 
 Thring 
 
 Doddridge 
 tr. ? 
 
 How 
 
 1858 In 7 books 
 
 1864 
 
 1755 
 
 1708 
 
 1871 
 
 Longfellow 
 tr. J. Wesley 
 
 1859 In 6 books 
 1738 
 
 Whittier 
 
 1 8s- In 5 books 
 
 How 
 
 Wreford 
 
 1871 In 4 books 
 1837 
 
 Johnson 
 Thring 
 
 1864 In 3 books 
 1880 
 
 Blomfield 
 Longfellow 
 
 1889 In 2 books 
 i886 
 
 Small 
 E. Elliott 
 
 1866 In I book 
 1850 
 
 W. C. Doane 
 Ellerton 
 Palgrave 
 Longfellow 
 
 1886 Not in earl- 
 1871 ier books 
 1867 
 1864 
 
 Thy life was given for me 
 I gave My life for thee 
 *We bless Thee for Thy peace, O God 
 
 All my heart this night rejoices 
 Jesus came, the heavens adoring 
 Fountain of ^ood, to own Thy love 
 Jesus Christ is risen to-day 
 Summer suns are glowing 
 
 ♦Again, as evening's shadow falls 
 Thou hidden love of God 
 
 •Dear Lord and Father of mankind 
 
 Arise, O Lord of Hosts 
 
 To Thee, O God, we fly 
 Lord, while for all mankind we pray 
 
 *City of God, how broad and far 
 O God of mercy, God of might 
 
 O perfect love, all human thought 
 •O Lord of life, our .saving Health 
 
 I've found a Friend, O such a Friend 
 When wilt Thou save the people 
 
 ♦Ancient of days, who sittest 
 
 Behold us, Lord, a little space 
 
 O Thou, not made with hands 
 ♦God's trumpet wakes the slumbering world 
 
 It is apparent from these lists that the judgment as to what 
 hymns it is more or less imperative to include in books of the 
 present day is somewhat different from what it was ten or twenty 
 years ago. The two lists include 224 hymns. Of these, 117 were 
 in 13-16 previous books; 59 in 9-12; 33 in 5-8; 11 in 1-4; and 
 4 in none. That new hymns should gradually be coming into 
 general favor, is natural. Others must be displaced to make room 
 for them, especially when the effort is being made to reduce the 
 total size of hymnals. The interesting point is as to what hymns 
 are being retired. As a help to studying this, I give below lists 
 of the hymns that were decidedly common in the earlier period, 
 but are now not found in four out of the five new books : — 
 
 In 16 earlier books :— 
 
 A charge to keep I have 
 Am I a soldier of the cross 
 Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep 
 Christ the Lord is risen to-day 
 For ever with the Lord 
 From all that dwell below the skies 
 Let saints below in concert sing 
 O could I speak the matchless worth 
 O Jesus, King most wonderful 
 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings 
 There is a fountain filled with blood 
 There is a land of pure delight 
 Your harps, ye trembling saints 
 
 In 15 earlier books :— 
 
 A few more years shall roll 
 
 Alas ! and did my Saviour bleed 
 
 Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat 
 
 Awake, and sing the song 
 
 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove, With 
 
 Come, my soul, thy suit prepare 
 
 Come, Thou Fount of every blessing 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1762 Now 
 
 in BC E 
 
 Watts 
 
 1724 ' 
 
 BC E 
 
 Mackay 
 
 1832 
 
 BC E 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1739 
 
 BC B 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 1835 
 
 BC E 
 
 Watts 
 
 171Q 
 
 ABC 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1759 
 
 ABC 
 
 Medley 
 
 1789 
 
 BC 
 
 tr. Caswall 
 
 1849 
 
 C E 
 
 Seagrave 
 
 1742 
 
 BCD 
 
 Cowper 
 
 1772 
 
 BC 
 
 Watts 
 
 1707 
 
 BC 
 
 Toplady 
 
 1772 
 
 C E 
 
 Bonar 
 
 1844 
 
 B DE 
 
 Watts ♦ 
 
 1707 
 
 BC 
 
 Newton 
 
 1779 
 
 BC 
 
 Hammond 
 
 1745 
 
 BC 
 
 Watts 
 
 1707 
 
 BC E 
 
 Newton 
 
 1779 
 
 BCD 
 
 Robinson 
 
 1758 
 
 BC 
 
Recent Hymn-Books 
 
 27} 
 
 In 15 earlier books (Con/tHUf<fi :— 
 Come, we that love the Lord 
 From every siorray wind that blows 
 God is the Refuge of His Saints 
 Hark ! the song of jubilee 
 Hark ! whxit mean those holy voices 
 I'm but a stranger here 
 Jesus, and shall it ever be 
 Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing 
 Lord, it belongs not to my care 
 Lord of the Sabbath, hear our vows 
 
 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love 
 O for a thousand tongues to sing 
 O Paradise, O Paradise 
 On the mountain's top appearing 
 Pleasant are Thy courts above 
 Safely through another week 
 While with ceaseless course the sun 
 
 In 14 earlier books :— 
 
 As pants the hart for cooling brooks 
 Awake, my soul, in joyful lays 
 By cool Sifoam's shady rill 
 Calm on the listening ear of night 
 Come, Holy Spirit, come 
 For thee, O dear, dear country 
 •Gently, Lord, O gently lead us 
 ♦How beauteous were the marks divine 
 
 O who like Thee, so calm, so bright 
 Light of those whose deary dwelling 
 Lord of the worlds above 
 My Jesus, as Thou wilt 
 •O cease, my wandering soul 
 
 for a heart to praise ray God 
 See Israel's gentle bhepherd stand 
 Soon may the last glad song arise 
 Stand up, and bless the Lord 
 
 Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears 
 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing 
 This is the day the Lord hath made 
 * 'Tis midnight ! and on Olive's brow 
 Weary of earth and laden with my sin 
 When gathering clouds around I view 
 When I can read my title clear 
 When onr heads are bowed with woe 
 When, streaming from the eastern skies 
 Why should the children of a King 
 
 In 13 earlier books :— 
 
 Behold, a stranger at the door 
 Blow ye the trumpet, blow 
 Call Jehovah thy salvation 
 Cast thy burden on the Lord 
 Children of the heavenl\ King 
 Depth of mercy, can there be 
 Give to the winds thy fears 
 God calling yet? shall I not hear 
 God that madest earth and heaven 
 Grace ! 'tis a charming sound 
 Hail, Thou once-despised Jesus 
 
 Jesus, hail ! enthroned in glory 
 Hark ! ten thousand harps and voices 
 Hark ! the sound of holy voices 
 Higli in the heavens, eternal God 
 How beauteous are the feet 
 
 1 know that my Redeemer lives 
 *I love to steal awhile away 
 
 I'm not ashamed to own my Lord 
 
 My God, how endless is Thy love 
 
 My spirit on Thy care 
 
 Nature with open volume stands 
 O the sweet wonders of Thy grace 
 
 Not all the blood of beasts 
 
 Now God be with us 
 
 O Holy Saviour, Friend unseen 
 
 O where shall rest be found 
 ♦One sweetly solemn thought 
 
 Our Lord is risen from the dead 
 
 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire 
 
 Songs of praise the angels sang 
 
 Sweet is tne work, my God, my King, 
 
 The Lerd my Shepherd is 
 ♦Thou art the Way ; to Thee alone 
 
 Watts 
 
 1707 Now in 
 
 BC 
 
 Stowell 
 
 1828 
 
 BC 
 
 Waits 
 
 1719 
 
 BC 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 i4i8 
 
 A C 
 
 Cawood 
 
 181Q " 
 1836 
 
 BC 
 
 Taylor 
 
 BC 
 
 Grigg 
 
 1765 
 
 BC 
 
 Fawcett ? 
 
 '773 " 
 
 ABC 
 
 Baxter 
 
 1681 
 
 ACE 
 
 Doddridge 
 Wesley 
 
 
 
 '755 
 1740 
 
 BCD 
 
 Faber 
 
 1862 
 
 BC E 
 
 Kelly 
 
 1802 
 
 BCD 
 
 Lyte 
 
 :834 
 
 B E 
 
 Newton 
 
 '774 " 
 
 BC E 
 
 Newton 
 
 1774 
 
 BC E 
 
 Tate & Bro. 
 
 1696 
 
 BC 
 
 Medley 
 
 178a 
 
 BC 
 
 Heber 
 
 1812 
 
 AB 
 
 Sears 
 
 1834 
 
 ABC 
 
 Hart 
 
 '759 " 
 
 ABC 
 
 tr. Neale 
 
 '8?i 
 
 BC E 
 
 Hastings 
 
 '83' 
 
 C 
 
 Coxe 
 
 1844 
 
 ABC 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1746 
 
 B 
 
 Walts 
 
 1719 " 
 
 BC 
 
 tr. Borthwick 
 
 '854 
 
 BC E 
 
 Muhlenberg 
 
 1826 " 
 
 A C 
 
 Wesley 
 
 174a " 
 
 BCD 
 
 Doddridge 
 
 '755 
 
 ABC 
 
 Yokes ? 
 
 1816 
 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 1825 
 
 BCD 
 
 Watts 
 
 1707 
 
 c 
 
 Shirley 
 
 1770 
 
 BC 
 
 Watts 
 
 1719 " 
 
 BC 
 
 Tappan 
 
 182a 
 
 B 
 
 Stone 
 
 1866 
 
 BC 
 
 Grant 
 
 1806 
 
 B 
 
 Watts 
 
 1707 " 
 
 BC 
 
 Milman 
 
 1827 " 
 
 ACE 
 
 Shrubsole 
 
 1813 
 
 BC 
 
 Watts 
 
 1700 
 
 
 
 Grigg 
 
 176s 
 
 B E 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1750 
 
 BC 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 1822 
 
 c 
 
 Hill 
 
 1783 
 
 BC 
 
 Cennick 
 
 1742 " 
 
 BCD 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1740 
 
 BC 
 
 tr. J. Wesley 
 tr. Findlater 
 
 '739 
 
 /^ C E 
 
 1855 
 
 BC 
 
 Heber 
 
 1827 " 
 
 CDE 
 
 Doddridge 
 
 '755 
 
 BC 
 
 Bakewell 
 
 1757 " 
 
 BC 
 
 Kelly 
 
 ite6 
 
 BCD 
 
 Wordsworth 
 
 1862 
 
 BCD 
 
 Watts 
 
 1719 
 
 BC 
 
 Watts 
 
 1707 " 
 
 BC 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1742 " 
 
 BCD 
 
 Brown 
 
 1824 
 
 B 
 
 Watts 
 
 1709 " 
 
 BC 
 
 Watts 
 
 1709 " 
 
 BC E 
 
 Lyte 
 
 1834 
 
 A C 
 
 Watts 
 Watts 
 
 
 
 1707 
 1709 
 
 BC 
 
 tr. Winkworth 
 
 '863 
 
 ABC 
 
 Elliott 
 
 '834 
 
 ABC 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 1819 " 
 
 BC 
 
 Cary 
 
 1854 ? 
 
 BC 
 
 Wesley 
 
 '743 " 
 
 B 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 1819 
 
 BCD 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 1819 
 
 BC 
 
 Watts 
 
 1719 " 
 
 BC 
 
 Watts 
 
 1719 " 
 
 ABC 
 
 Doane 
 
 1814 
 
 BCD 
 
Tate & Br. 
 
 1696 
 
 Now in 
 
 CD 
 
 Bowring 
 
 1825 
 
 " 
 
 ABC 
 
 Montgomery- 
 
 1819 
 
 " 
 
 C 
 
 Doddridge 
 
 I7SS 
 
 " 
 
 BC 
 
 274 Hartford Seminary Record 
 
 In 13 earlier books {Contiuned) :— 
 
 Through all the changing scenes of life 
 Watchman, tell us of the night 
 What are these in bright array 
 Ye servants of the Lord 
 
 Of the 98 hymns in this list, it will be noticed that only 4 are wholly 
 omitted in the recent books, and only 9 others are found in but one book ; 
 while 85 are found in at least two books, and 40 in three books. Rela- 
 tively, however, they do not occupy the same position of importance as 
 they held in the earlier books. (Incidentally it may be noted that of these 
 98 hymns, 18 are included in A ; 80 in B ; 85 in C ; 15 in D ; and 21 in E.) 
 
 It is evident, from even a casual glance at these lists, that one 
 of the movements taking place is away from hymns of the i8th 
 century in favor of those of the 19th century. Out of 224 hymns 
 most in favor in the five recent books, only 55 (25 per cent.) come 
 from before 1800; while of 98 hymns that the earlier books had 
 favored, but which are now less favored, 57 (58 per cent.) come 
 from before 1800, and 24 more come from the first third of the 
 19th century. Among these 98, 20 are by Watts, 4 by Doddridge, 
 10 by Wesley, 4 by Newton, and 8 by Montgomery. All of this is 
 what might be expected in connection with so vital and progres- 
 sive a form of literature as hymnody, though the inevitable shift 
 of usage may perhaps seem startling to some whose standards 
 were fixed a generation ago. 
 
 But, of course, there are other factors at work besides that of 
 mere age. It is somewhat noticeable that about one-eighth of the 
 98 hymns that are losing favor are versions of the Psalms. Every 
 year takes us further away from the time when such versions 
 were regarded as typical of what should be sung in churches. 
 Possibly the growing use of the Psalms as material for responsive 
 reading may tend to make their use in metrical form less grateful. 
 And there can be little doubt that all metrical versions, even when 
 as free as those of Watts, have a slightly mechanical quality, 
 which detracts from their lasting acceptability. 
 
 Probably the element of metrical form is exerting a decided 
 influence, though usually yielded to unconsciously, particularly 
 as meter is necessarily involved with the whole question of the 
 tunes with which hymns are associated. As is well known, our 
 English hymnody started with an almost exclusive employment 
 of the iambic schemes that finally acquired the names " Common 
 Meter", "Long Meter", and "Short Meter", mostly in four- 
 line stanzas. This domination of style by a single family of met- 
 
Recent Hymn-Book 
 
 275 
 
 rical schemes lasted unbroken until about 1740. Wesley broke 
 it up by a wholly revolutionary exuberance of meters on his own 
 part, but the effect of his innovations did not become general 
 until long after. It was really not until the 19th century was 
 well on its way that there set in a general tendency to study the 
 possibility of many varying meters and to explore the possibilities 
 of longer stanzas. The result of this movement, supported by the 
 introduction of a large number of tunes of much greater musical 
 richness than had been customary earlier, has been the creation, 
 I think, of an unconscious distaste for hymns in the plainer 
 measures, because they sound a trifle " old-fashioned." As sup- 
 porting this general thesis, it may be noted that, of the 98 hymns 
 above, which seem to be losing ground, nearly two-thirds are in 
 C. M., L. M., or S. M., and that, if 7s. be added, three-fourths 
 of the total are included. On the other hand, in the list of hymns 
 that are in all the recent books, less than one-third are in C. M., 
 L. M., or S. M., and that there are represented thirty or more 
 meters that were wholly unknown to the age of Watts. 
 
 This reference to the subject of meter leads on inevitably to 
 that of tunes, as having great influence in giving individuality 
 and popular power to particular hymns, so that they acquire a firm 
 hold upon usage. With hymns that have some rather rare met- 
 rical scheme it is likely that some one tune will come to be gener- 
 ally associated, and, if this tune happens to be very good, it con- 
 fers upon the hymn an added charm and a new place in popular 
 estimation. The sudden rise into almost universal acceptance of 
 sundry hymns from the middle of the 19th century and later was 
 certainly due to the fact that they were promptly provided with 
 tunes of so much beauty that hymn and tune together sung them- 
 selves into the hearts of people. It is hardly necessary to cite 
 instances of this in the lists of favored hymns given above. All 
 might not agree about the aptness of the illustrations that any one 
 critic might select. But about the general force of the point 
 there can be little doubt. 
 
 It is a far more delicate question as to how much the shift in 
 opinion is due to the thought-contents of the hymns, particularly 
 if the inquiry is pushed in the direction of what is often called 
 their " theology." There can be no doubt that in these latter days 
 
276 Hartford Semmary Record 
 
 there has been a growing dislike of hymns that sound '' didactic," 
 especially if they contain words or phrases that are associated 
 with dogmatic discussions. The old idea of a hymn, at least as 
 exemplified by the Watts school, was often excessively ministerial 
 or homiletic. Usage, which is essentially congregational, has 
 tended steadily to exalt hymns of expression — of worship, rather 
 than of instruction or exhortation. In order to avoid being dis- 
 carded, many hymns have had to be greatly abbreviated. Many, 
 too, have encountered criticism because of some one or two turns 
 of expression that have come to seem " unfortunate." One may 
 fairly question whether there is to-day, in the hymnody that has 
 the widest acceptance, any lack of real evangelical conviction, of 
 a sort, too, that has vital relation to that of the fathers ; but the 
 ways in which this conviction is given voice for congregational 
 song is certainly different. In particular hymn-books the predi- 
 lections of the editor or editors for some one type of theological 
 views may occasionally be traced, but, on the whole, hymn-books 
 that gain much circulation are those that utter a body of senti- 
 ments that are rooted deep and firm in Gospel essentials. 
 
 In one direction, however, it is probably true that our age is 
 adding substantially to the range of thought in hymnody — or, at 
 least, is tending to readjust the balance. There is to-day a wide- 
 spread call for more and better hymns of " action " or " service '* 
 — hymns that have reference to what those who sing can or ought 
 to " do." It might be argued that this is not a new element. It 
 was not wanting at any other stage in the development of our 
 English hymnody. But there is a new emphasis upon certain 
 forms of practical action among Christians, and with it has come 
 the demand for somewhat new ways of utterance. There is less 
 interest in hymns of mystic contemplation, as well as in those of 
 what may be called " logical " contemplation ; while there is a 
 call for verses that give vent to energy, tangible aspiration, defi- 
 nite plans of campaign for one's self, for the Church, for the 
 world. This doubtless explains part of the movement in hymn- 
 selection that is going on among editors. 
 
 At the risk of seeming to overload this study with mere cata- 
 logues, I give the full list of hymns which appear in one or more 
 
Recent Hymn-Books 
 
 277 
 
 of these new books, but which were not found in the earlier 
 sixteen : — 
 
 A fifladsoiue hymn of praise we aing 
 
 A little child the Saviour came 
 •A little kingdom I possess 
 
 Ah, Holy Jesus, how hast Thou offended 
 ♦All for Jesus, all for lesus 
 
 All things bright and beautiful 
 ♦Ancient of days, who sittest enthroned 
 
 And art Thou come with us to dwell 
 ♦And it is Thy voice, patient Saviour 
 ♦Another year of netting suns 
 
 As dai ker, darker fall around 
 
 As helpless as a child who clings 
 
 At all times praise the Lord 
 
 At Thy feet, O Christ, we lay 
 
 Be with me. Lord, where'er"! go 
 
 Before the day draws near its ending 
 
 Before Thine awful presence 
 
 Before Thy holy presence, Lord 
 
 Begin the day with God 
 ♦Behold a Sower ! from afar 
 
 Behold us. Lord, a little space 
 
 Believe not those who say 
 
 Beloved, let us love ; love is of God 
 
 Blessed Jesus, here we stand 
 ♦Blessed Master, I have promised 
 ♦Blow, winds of God, awake and blow 
 
 Breathe on me, breath of God 
 ♦Bring, O morn, thy music 
 
 Christian, rise and act thy creed 
 
 Come, brothers, let us go 
 
 Come, labor on, who dares stand idle 
 
 Come, let us join with faithful souls 
 
 Come, let us raise a common song 
 ♦Come, let us sing a tender song 
 ♦Come to Jesus, ye who labor 
 
 Courage, brother, do nut stumble 
 ♦Deal gently with us. Lord 
 ♦Dear Friend, whose presence in the house 
 ♦Dear Lord, who once upon the lake 
 
 Dost thou bow beneath the burden 
 ♦Draw Thou my soul, O Christ 
 
 Each mighty power of evil 
 ♦Enduring soul of all our life 
 ♦Enter and worship here 
 ♦Ere to the world again we go 
 
 Eternal God, we look to Thee 
 
 Faith of our fathers, living still 
 ♦Father, give Thy benediction 
 
 Father in heaven, who lovest all 
 ♦Father, Thy presence ever near 
 *Father, to Thee we look in all our sorrow 
 ♦Father, to us Thy children, humbly kneeling 
 ♦Father, who art alone 
 *For mercies past we praise Thee, Lord 
 
 For the Bread and for the Wine 
 ♦From age to age how grandly rise 
 ♦From age to age they gather 
 ♦From ocean unto ocean 
 
 From Thee all skill and science flow 
 
 Gather us in, Thou Love that fillest all 
 
 Give me, O Lord, a heart of grace 
 
 Give thou thy youth to God 
 ♦Go forth to life, O child of earth 
 ♦Go not, my soul, in search of Him 
 ♦God Himself is with us 
 
 God make my life a little light 
 ♦God of the earnest heart 
 ♦God of the earth, the sky, the sea 
 ♦God of the fathers, show their sons 
 ♦God of the strong, God of the weak 
 ♦God our Sun, the day we own 
 ♦God's trumpet wakes the slumbering world 
 ♦Gone are those great and good 
 
 Gone is the hollow, murky night 
 
 Gracious Spirit, Dove divine 
 
 Great Shepherd of Thy people, hear 
 
 Hail, gladdening light 
 
 Blatchford 
 
 1876 In A 
 
 Robertson 
 
 1 86 1 
 
 c 
 
 Alcott 
 
 1840 
 
 B 
 
 tr. ? 
 
 1899 
 
 B 
 
 Simpson 
 
 
 D 
 
 Alexander 
 
 1848 
 
 B 
 
 W. C. Doane 
 
 1886 
 
 ABCD 
 
 Greenwell 
 
 1S74 
 
 A 
 
 Tomlins 
 
 
 D 
 
 Chadwick 
 
 1873 
 
 A 
 
 ? 
 
 
 A 
 
 Burns 
 
 l8s6 
 
 D 
 
 Howson 
 
 1881 
 
 A 
 
 Bright 
 
 1867 
 
 DB 
 
 Cennick 
 
 1741 
 
 B 
 
 Ellerton 
 
 1880 
 
 c 
 
 How 
 
 1854 
 
 A B 
 
 Bonar 
 
 1864 
 
 A 
 
 Gladden 
 
 1897 
 
 A 
 
 Ellerton 
 
 1871 
 
 ABC B 
 
 Bronte 
 
 1851 
 
 A E 
 
 Bonar 
 
 i88i 
 
 D 
 
 tr. Winkworth 
 
 1858 
 
 C 
 
 Dickinson 
 
 1900 
 
 A 
 
 Whittier 
 
 1866 
 
 B 
 
 Hatch 
 
 i836 
 
 AB E 
 
 Gannett 
 
 1893 
 
 A 
 
 F. A. R. Russell 
 
 
 AB D 
 
 tr. Winkworth 
 
 1855 
 
 A 
 
 Borthwick 
 
 1859 
 
 E 
 
 Tarrant 
 
 
 A B 
 
 Matheson 
 
 '1890 
 
 A 
 
 Chadwick 
 
 1901 
 
 A 
 
 Parker 
 
 1898 
 
 A 
 
 Macleod 
 
 1857 
 
 BC 
 
 Everett 
 
 1866 
 
 A 
 
 Clarke 
 
 i8ss 
 
 A 
 
 Pease 
 
 1890 
 
 A 
 
 Coster 
 
 1880 
 
 A 
 
 Larcom 
 
 1892 
 
 A 
 
 Gill 
 
 1881 
 
 B 
 
 Oakley 
 
 188s 
 
 B 
 
 Albertson 
 
 iqoo 
 
 B 
 
 ? 
 
 184s 
 
 A 
 
 Merrick 
 
 1763 
 
 A 
 
 Faber 
 
 1849 
 
 B DB 
 
 ? 
 
 1864 
 
 A 
 
 Kipling 
 
 .... 
 
 DB 
 
 Hale 
 
 .... 
 
 A 
 
 Hosmer 
 
 .... 
 
 B B 
 
 Clarke 
 
 i8s6 
 
 A B 
 
 E.J. 
 
 
 C 
 
 ? 
 
 i846 
 
 A 
 
 Bonar 
 
 1874 
 
 CD 
 
 Hosmer 
 
 1899 
 
 A 
 
 Hosmer 
 
 1891 
 
 AB 
 
 Murray 
 
 
 
 C 
 
 Kingsley 
 
 1872 
 
 A E 
 
 Matheson 
 
 1890 
 
 A D 
 
 Gilbert 
 
 .... 
 
 A 
 
 Bonar 
 
 .... 
 
 C 
 
 Longfellow 
 
 1864 
 
 A 
 
 Hosmer 
 
 1879 
 
 A 
 
 tr. Coffin 
 
 IQIO 
 
 E 
 
 Edwards 
 
 1873 
 
 A 
 
 fohnson 
 ! -.ongfellow 
 
 1848 
 
 AB B 
 
 1864 
 
 A 
 
 Raymond 
 
 iqoci 
 
 C 
 
 Gilder 
 
 
 D 
 
 ? 
 
 
 A 
 
 Longfellow 
 
 ^864 
 
 ABC E 
 
 Pierpoint 
 
 1830 
 
 A 
 
 tr. Doubledav 
 
 1843 
 
 B 
 
 Stocker 
 
 1777 
 
 C 
 
 Newton 
 
 1779 
 
 C 
 
 tr. Keble 
 
 1834 
 
 A D 
 
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 ♦Hath not thy heart within thee burned 
 *He hides within the lily 
 He leads us on by paths we did not know 
 He liveth long who liveth well 
 He who suns and worlds upholdeth 
 ♦Heaven is here, where hymns of gladness 
 Heavenly Father, may Thy love 
 Heavenly Father, Thou hast brought us 
 ♦Hills of God, break forth in singing 
 Ho ! every one that thirsts, draw nigh 
 ♦Ho ! ye that rest beneath the rock 
 ♦Holy Father, great Creator 
 Holy Father, in Thy mercy 
 Hope on, hope on ! the golden days 
 ♦How blest Thy first disciples, Lord 
 How happy is he born and taught 
 ♦How near to us, O God, Thou art 
 ♦How sweet and silent is the place 
 I am not worthy, Holy Lord 
 ♦I little see, I little know 
 ♦I live for those who love me 
 ♦1 look to Thee in every need 
 I love, I love Thee, Lord Most High 
 ♦I sought the Lord, and afterward I knew 
 ♦I thank Thee, Lord, for strength of arm 
 If Thou impart Thyself to me 
 ♦In Christ T feel the heart of God 
 *In life's earnest morning 
 ♦In our day of thanksgiving 
 In token that thou shalt not fear 
 Jesns, Fountam of mv days 
 Jesus, holiest, tenderest, dearest 
 Jesus, I will trust Thee 
 ♦Jesus is risen ! lift your glad voices 
 Jesus, loving to the end 
 
 (Jesus, in Thy dying woes) 
 ♦Jesus, the Crucified, pleads for me 
 ♦Jesus, Thou divine Companion 
 ♦Jesus, Thou hast willed it 
 Jesus, whelmed in fears 
 
 (Jesus, in Thy dying woes) 
 ♦Judge eternal, throned in splendor 
 Just as 1 am, Thine own to be 
 ♦Land where the banners wave last in the sun 
 Leader of faithful souls, and Guide 
 Let us, brothers, let us gladly 
 ♦Life of ages, richly poured 
 ♦Light of the world's dark story 
 ♦Lighten the darkness of our life's long night 
 ♦Like a river glorious 
 ♦Lo, a fair Rose ablooming 
 ♦Lo, the earth is risen again 
 Lo, what a crowd of witnesses 
 Look up to heaven ! the industrious sun 
 Looking upward every day 
 ♦Lord, as we Thy name profess 
 ♦Lord, from far-severed climes we come 
 Lord, give me light to do my work 
 ♦Lord, help us in this solemn act to see 
 ♦Lord of life and King of Glory 
 Lord of might and Lord of Glory 
 Lord of the gracious sunshine 
 Lord of the harvest, it is right and meet 
 Lord, teach us how to pray aright 
 ♦Lord, the word is spoken now 
 ♦Lord. Thou lovest the cheerful giver 
 Lord, Thy mercy now 
 Love came down at Christmas 
 ♦Love thyself last ! look near 
 ♦Lovely to the outward eye 
 ♦Made of one blood with all on earth 
 March on, march on, O ye soldiers true 
 March on, O soul, with strength 
 ♦Men, whose boast i; is that ye 
 ♦Mine eyes have seen the glory of the Lord 
 ♦Most gracious Saviour, 'twas not Thine 
 My God, my only Help and Hope 
 ♦My lesus, I love Thee. I know Thou art mine 
 ♦My Saviour, Thou hast offered rest 
 ♦Not always on the mount may we 
 ♦Not in some cloistered cell 
 ♦Not long on Hermon's holy height 
 Not on this day, O Lord, alone 
 
 Bulfinch 
 
 1832 
 
 A 
 
 Gannett 
 tr. ? 
 
 Bonar 
 
 1873 
 
 A 
 A 
 A D 
 
 1864 
 
 Gill 
 
 1880 
 
 E 
 
 J. G. Adams 
 
 1846 
 
 AB 
 
 Guest 
 
 1835 
 
 c 
 
 Hawkins 
 
 1885 
 
 c 
 
 Buckham 
 
 i8w8 
 
 A 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1740 
 
 c 
 
 Sears 
 
 1864 
 
 A 
 
 Griswold 
 
 1835 
 
 c 
 
 Stephenson 
 
 1889 
 
 CD 
 
 Thring 
 
 i8e6 
 
 AB 
 
 Pease 
 
 iSgo 
 
 A 
 
 Wotton 
 
 1651 
 
 A 
 
 ? 
 
 
 
 A 
 
 A. F. Palmer 
 
 1901 
 
 A 
 
 Baker 
 
 1875 
 
 E 
 
 Hosmer 
 
 1883 
 
 A 
 
 Banks 
 
 i860 
 
 B 
 
 Longfellow 
 
 1864 
 
 AB E 
 
 tr. Caswall 
 
 1858 
 
 E 
 
 p 
 
 
 A E 
 
 Davis 
 
 1908 
 
 E 
 
 Wesley 
 
 175- ? 
 
 c 
 
 Larcom 
 
 
 D 
 
 Oakley 
 
 1885 
 
 B 
 
 Draper 
 
 1894 
 
 E 
 
 Alford 
 
 1832 
 
 c 
 
 Matheson 
 
 1890 
 
 A 
 
 Gill 
 
 1891 
 
 B 
 
 Walker 
 
 1855 
 
 C 
 
 Pease 
 
 1891 
 
 A 
 
 Pollock 
 
 1870 
 
 E 
 
 Simpson 
 
 .... 
 
 D 
 
 Van Dyke 
 
 1910 
 
 E 
 
 Jenner 
 
 .... 
 
 D 
 
 Pollock 
 
 1870 
 
 E 
 
 Holland 
 
 1903 
 
 E 
 
 Hearn 
 
 
 A 
 
 Holmes 
 
 isei 
 
 A 
 
 Wesley 
 
 1747 
 
 A 
 
 Bateman 
 
 1862 
 
 B 
 
 Longfellow 
 
 1864 
 
 A E 
 
 Rankin 
 
 1 900 
 
 A 
 
 Owen 
 
 
 B 
 
 ? 
 
 .... 
 
 B 
 
 tr. Coffin & V. 
 
 1910 
 
 E 
 
 Longfellow 
 
 1876 
 
 A 
 
 ? 
 
 1745 
 
 c 
 
 Wm. Wordsworth 1834 
 
 E 
 
 Butler 
 
 1881 
 
 A 
 
 Parker 
 
 1890 
 
 AB 
 
 Hay 
 
 
 
 B 
 
 Bonar 
 
 1867 
 
 E 
 
 Cauldwell 
 
 .... 
 
 D 
 
 Burke 
 
 1903 
 
 B 
 
 Blackie 
 
 1876 
 
 E 
 
 Coster 
 
 1892 
 
 A 
 
 Stone 
 
 1872 
 
 C 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 i8i8 
 
 c 
 
 Blake 
 
 .... 
 
 D 
 
 Murray 
 
 .... 
 
 c 
 
 A.N. 
 
 1884 
 
 E 
 
 Rossetti 
 
 
 D 
 
 > 
 
 .... 
 
 B 
 
 Bowie 
 
 1910 
 
 E 
 
 Best 
 
 1008 
 
 B 
 
 Armitage 
 
 1886? 
 
 A 
 
 Coster 
 
 1900 
 
 AB 
 
 Lowell 
 
 1864 
 
 A 
 
 Howe 
 
 1861 
 
 A 
 
 Bulfinch 
 
 1832 
 
 D 
 
 Mason 
 
 1683 
 
 E 
 
 ? 
 
 
 B 
 
 ? 
 
 
 B 
 
 Hosmer 
 
 issi 
 
 A 
 
 Offord 
 
 
 B 
 
 Pease 
 
 1891 
 
 A 
 
 Gaskell 
 
 1837? 
 
 A 
 
Recent Hytnn-Books 
 
 279 
 
 *Not so in haste, my heart 
 
 •Now sing we a sonjf for the harvest 
 
 Now the winjfs of day are furled 
 •Now, while we sinj^ our closing psalm 
 *0 beautiful for spacious skies 
 •O beautiful, my country 
 
 O blessed God.' to Thee I raise 
 •O blessed Son of God 
 
 •O brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother 
 •O Child of lowly manger 
 
 O Father, in Thy Father's heart 
 ♦O Father, when the sofiened heart 
 
 O Friend divine, with Thee apart 
 •O God, I thank Thee for each sight 
 •O God, Thou Giver of all good 
 
 O God. Thou in Thy love dost make 
 •O God, Thy world is sweet with prayer 
 •O God, while generations flee 
 
 O God, whose love is near 
 
 O h^pp^ house, where Thou art loved 
 •O heavenly gift of love divine 
 *0 holy citv seen of John 
 •O Life that maketh all things new 
 •O Lord, in whom are all my springs 
 
 O Lord, it is a blessed thing 
 
 O Lord of life and love and power 
 •O Lord of life, once laid in Joseph's tomb 
 •O Lord of life, where'er they be 
 
 O Lord, with toil our days are filled 
 ♦O Love divine, whose constant beam 
 *0 Love of God most full 
 •O Master, Brother, Lord and Friend 
 
 O Master, when Thou callest 
 *0 North, with all thy vales of green 
 
 O praise the Lord our «iod 
 
 O render thanks unto the Lord 
 *0 sometimes gleams upon our sight 
 
 O Thou, not made with hands 
 ♦O Thou who sealest up the past 
 
 O Thou whose hand has brought us 
 *0 Thou whose liberal sun and rain 
 
 O 'twHS a jovful sound to hear 
 ♦O Zion, haste ! thy mission high fulfilling 
 ♦Once more the liberal year laughs out 
 •Once to every man and nation 
 
 One Lord there is, all lords above 
 
 Our God and Father, mindful of the love 
 •Out of the dark the circling sphere 
 
 Part in peace ! is day before us 
 
 Past are the cross, the scourge, the thorn 
 •Peace of God, which knows no measure 
 
 PeacefuUv round us the shadows 
 •Praise to God and thanks we bring 
 •Present with the two or three 
 •Rest for the weary hands is good 
 •Rest in the Lord, my soul 
 
 Ring out the old, rinj^in the new 
 
 Round me falls the night 
 
 Saw you never in the twilight 
 •Send down Thv truth, O God 
 •Shall we grow weary in our watch 
 
 Silent, like men in solemn haste 
 •Sing we of the golden city 
 Hail the glorious golden city 
 
 Softly the silent night 
 
 Strong Son of (iod, immortal Love 
 
 Sweet is the solemn voice that calls 
 
 Sweetly the holy hymn 
 
 Teach me to live ! 'tis easier far 
 
 Teach us what Thy love has borne 
 (Father, hear Thy children's call) 
 
 Tender mercies on my way 
 •The changing years, eternal God 
 
 The child leans on its parent's breast 
 
 The Church of God is stablished 
 
 The duteous day now closeth 
 
 The first Nowell the angel did say 
 CThe grave itself a garden is 
 
 The light pours down from heaven 
 
 The Lord is in His Holy Place 
 •The old year's long campaign is o'er 
 
 Hhe peace which God bestows 
 
 Torrey 
 
 1876 
 
 A 
 
 E 
 
 Chadwick 
 
 1871 
 
 A 
 
 C E 
 
 Brooke 
 
 1881 
 
 A 
 
 
 Longfellow 
 
 
 A 
 
 
 Bates 
 
 igo4 
 
 B 
 
 
 Hosmer 
 
 
 AB 
 
 D 
 
 tr. ? 
 
 ii^} 
 
 
 E 
 
 Crain 
 
 .906 
 
 EC 
 
 Whirtier 
 
 1848 
 
 AB 
 
 
 Hlanchard 
 
 X906 
 
 
 E 
 
 Armitage 
 
 1887 
 
 
 B 
 
 ? 
 
 1902? 
 
 
 B 
 
 Coster 
 
 1900 
 
 A 
 
 
 C. A. Mason 
 
 .... 
 
 A 
 
 
 Longfellow 
 
 "1864 
 
 A 
 
 B 
 
 Monsell 
 
 
 A 
 
 
 Larcom 
 
 
 A 
 
 
 ? 
 
 .... 
 
 A 
 
 
 Brooke 
 
 issi 
 
 A 
 
 
 tr. 1 indlater 
 
 1858 
 
 
 DE 
 
 Very 
 
 
 A 
 
 
 Bowie 
 
 1910 
 
 
 B 
 
 Longfellow 
 How 
 
 1874 
 
 A 
 A 
 
 
 1871 
 
 E 
 
 Armitage 
 
 1875 
 
 A 
 
 
 Poase 
 
 i8g3 
 
 A 
 
 
 Hosmer 
 
 1888 
 
 A 
 
 
 Ainger 
 
 
 
 E 
 
 Whittier 
 
 i86^ 
 
 AB 
 
 
 Clute 
 
 
 A 
 
 
 Parker 
 
 1903 
 
 A 
 
 
 Stock 
 
 1888 
 
 
 C 
 
 Bryant 
 
 ... 
 
 
 DE 
 
 Plumptre 
 
 X864 
 
 A 
 
 
 Fvans 
 
 1865 
 
 
 C 
 
 Whittier 
 
 1852 
 
 A 
 
 
 Palgrave 
 
 1867 
 
 A 
 
 CDE 
 
 Cole 
 
 1887 
 
 A 
 
 
 Goad by 
 
 1879 
 
 
 E 
 
 Lo.gfellow 
 
 1864 
 
 A 
 
 
 Tate & Br. 
 
 1698 
 
 A 
 
 
 Thomson 
 
 1870 
 
 BCD 
 
 Whittier 
 
 1859 
 
 A 
 
 
 ? 
 
 
 
 D 
 
 Rands 
 
 1872 
 
 A 
 
 
 Bright 
 
 1875 
 
 
 E 
 
 Longfellow 
 
 1864 
 
 A 
 
 
 Adams 
 
 1841 
 
 A 
 
 
 Jewitt 
 
 .... 
 
 A 
 
 
 ? 
 
 .... 
 
 A 
 
 
 Blatchford 
 
 
 A 
 
 
 Gannett 
 
 1882 
 
 A 
 
 
 Freer 
 
 
 
 C 
 
 Whittier 
 
 iSyi 
 
 A 
 
 
 Babcock 
 
 
 A 
 
 
 Tennyson 
 
 isso 
 
 A 
 
 
 Romania 
 
 1878 
 
 
 E 
 
 Alexander 
 
 1853 
 
 
 D 
 
 Sill 
 
 1867 
 
 A 
 
 
 Whittier 
 
 1841 
 
 A 
 
 
 Bonar 
 
 1864 
 
 A 
 
 
 Adler 
 
 1878 
 
 A 
 
 DE 
 
 Blatchford 
 
 1875 
 
 A 
 
 
 Tennyson 
 
 1850 
 
 A 
 
 D 
 
 Lyte 
 
 1834 
 
 
 C 
 
 Spurgeon 
 
 1866 
 
 AB 
 
 
 Burman 
 
 i860 
 
 
 C 
 
 Pollock 
 
 1875 
 
 
 c 
 
 Waring 
 
 1850 
 
 A 
 
 
 C. A. Mason 
 
 .... 
 
 A 
 
 
 I. Williams 
 
 1843 
 
 A 
 
 
 Thayer 
 
 1897 
 
 B 
 
 D 
 
 tr.? 
 
 1899 
 
 
 E 
 
 ? 
 
 
 
 D 
 
 Wordsworth 
 
 '1*863 
 
 B 
 
 
 Gostick 
 
 
 A 
 
 
 Gannett 
 
 1873 
 
 A 
 
 
 Stone 
 
 1872 
 
 A 
 
 
 Hemans 
 
 
 A 
 
 
280 
 
 Hartford Seminary Record 
 
 The shepherds had an augel 
 ♦The sun declines ! o'er land and sea 
 
 The voice says, Cry ! what shall we cry 
 
 The wise may bring their learning 
 *Tbe world looks very beautiful 
 
 There are coming chancres great 
 
 There is no sorrow, Lord, too light 
 
 These things shall be — a loftier race 
 ♦Thirsting for a living spring 
 ♦Thou gracious Power, whose mercy lends 
 ♦Thou hast gone up again 
 
 Thou in whose name the two or three 
 ♦Thou Lord of Hosts, whose guiding hand 
 ♦Thou who dost all things give 
 
 Though home be dear, and life be sweet 
 
 Through centuries of sin and woe 
 
 Thus heaven is gathering, one by one 
 ♦Thy kingdom come, O Lord 
 ♦Thy kingdom come ! on bended knee 
 ♦Thy name, O Lord, in sweet accord 
 ♦ 'Tis winter now ; the fallen snow 
 ♦To do Thy holy will 
 ♦To Him who children blessed 
 ♦To sacrifice, to share 
 
 To Thee, whose temple is all space 
 ♦Trumpet of God, sound high 
 
 'Twixt gleams of joy and clouds of doubt 
 
 Upon the hills the wind is bleak 
 
 We come, our hearts with gladness glowing tr. 
 ♦We praise Thee, O God, our Redeemer, Creator 
 ♦We pray no more, made lowly wise 
 
 We pray Thee, Jesus, who didst first 
 ♦■We see not, know not 
 ♦What means this glory round our feet 
 ♦What Thoa wilt, O Father, give 
 
 When Christ was bom of Mary free 
 ♦When courage fails, and faith burns low 
 ♦When mother-love makes all things bright 
 
 "When my love to Christ grows weak 
 ♦When spring's soft breath and softer showers 
 ♦When Thy heart with joy o'erflowing 
 
 When Thy soldiers take their swords 
 ♦Where cross the crowded ways of life 
 
 Where is thy God, my soul 
 
 Where is your God, they say 
 
 Wheresoever two or three 
 ♦Wilt Thou not visit me 
 
 Work is sweet, for God has blest 
 
 Ye that have spent the silent night 
 
 Of the above 285 hymns, about 230 appear in but a single book (A, 120 ; B, 
 
 12 ; C, 28 ; D, 22 ; E, 49), about 40 in two books, and the rest in either 
 three or four books. Their distribution between the books is as follows : 
 A, 159 ; B, 36 ; C, 39 ; D. 45 ; E, 80. 
 
 As would naturally be expected, the large majority of these 
 hymns are comparatively recent in date. Out of the total of 285, 
 
 13 come from before 1800, about 50 from bet\veen 1830 and i860, 
 somewhat over 100 from between i860 and 1890, and the rest 
 presumably from a still more recent time. Just about half of them 
 seem to be of American origin, though the exact data on this 
 point are not readily available. 
 
 In connection with the contention that variety and novelty 
 of meter are now decidedly demanded, it may be noted that in 
 this list about 80 meters are represented, each one requiring a 
 distinct type of tune. The proportion of the meters that were 
 once overwhelmingly standard would be much smaller than it is, 
 
 Rossetti 
 
 
 
 D 
 
 Walmsley 
 
 1893 
 
 
 £ 
 
 Twells 
 
 
 
 D 
 
 ? 
 
 ^887 
 
 
 E 
 
 Warner 
 
 i860? 
 
 
 E 
 
 Matheson 
 
 i8qo 
 
 A 
 
 
 Crewdson 
 
 i860? 
 
 A 
 
 E 
 
 Symonds 
 
 1880 
 
 A 
 
 D 
 
 Appleton 
 
 1846 
 
 A 
 
 
 Holmes 
 
 
 
 DE 
 
 Scudder 
 
 1874 
 
 A 
 
 
 EUerton 
 
 1871 
 
 
 E 
 
 Frothingham 
 
 1846 
 
 
 E 
 
 Furness 
 
 i860 
 
 A 
 
 
 Armitage 
 
 
 A 
 
 
 J. H. Gurney 
 
 ^838 
 
 
 D 
 
 Bickersteth 
 
 1803 
 
 A 
 
 
 Hosmer 
 
 1905 
 
 
 B 
 
 Hosmer 
 
 1 891 
 
 AB 
 
 B 
 
 Parker 
 
 1885 
 
 A 
 
 
 Longfellow 
 
 .... 
 
 A 
 
 
 Cooper 
 
 .... 
 
 A 
 
 E 
 
 Clarke 
 
 1844 
 
 A 
 
 
 > 
 
 
 A 
 
 
 Pope 
 
 1738 
 
 
 E 
 
 A. Brooks 
 
 
 
 CD 
 
 Shairp 
 
 1871 
 
 A 
 
 B 
 
 Skelton 
 
 
 A 
 
 
 Cox 
 
 'li'^z 
 
 A 
 
 
 Cady 
 
 
 
 D 
 
 Hosiner 
 
 1879 
 
 A 
 
 
 Phillimore 
 
 1863 
 
 
 c 
 
 Whittier 
 
 1863 
 
 A 
 
 
 Lowell 
 
 1884 
 
 A 
 
 
 Whittier 
 
 1863 
 
 . A 
 
 
 ? 
 
 
 
 D 
 
 Hosmer 
 
 issi 
 
 A 
 
 
 Jenks 
 Wreford 
 
 .... 
 
 
 D 
 
 1837 
 
 A 
 
 E 
 
 > 
 
 
 A 
 
 
 T. C. Williams 
 
 is^i 
 
 AB 
 
 Owen 
 
 1887 
 
 
 DE 
 
 North 
 
 .... 
 
 
 DB 
 
 Lynch 
 
 1855 
 
 
 B 
 
 Martineau 
 
 1873 
 
 A 
 
 
 Conder 
 
 1836 
 
 
 c 
 
 Very 
 
 1839 
 
 A 
 
 
 Thring 
 
 1 866 
 
 A 
 
 
 Gascoigne 
 
 1575 
 
 
 D 
 
Recent Hymn- Books 281 
 
 if it did not happen that one of the books (A) shows an unusual 
 emphasis upon them. My impression is that the writers of hymns 
 are rather less affected by the desire for variety of measure than 
 are the editors of hymn-books — and the writers of tunes. And 
 it i^ also to be remembered that varied meters are not to be looked 
 for much prior to about i860, at least in the material that has not 
 already passed into some degree of common use. 
 
 A most interesting line of inquiry might be followed as to the 
 scheme of classification and grouping adopted in these new books. 
 In each case there is an evident intention to reexamine the sub- 
 stance of the poems and their essential spirit or attitude, and then 
 to arrange them under categories or rubrics that shall have some 
 freshness of suggestion. The results are singularly effective in 
 certain particulars, often in many. But, as bearing upon the 
 natural question about the topics or classes of sentiment that are 
 sought for in the fresh hymns that are being introduced into 
 usage, it will be worth while to note the following sample points. 
 In one of the books (A) 73 hymns are included under these 
 captions, *' Gladness and Gratitude, Love and Service, Work and 
 Duty, Sincerity and Earnestness, Ardor and Valor." Of these jt^ 
 35 are new. Similarly, in this same book 28 hymns are given 
 under the captions, " Social Progress, Our Country." Of these, 
 15 are new. In another of the books (E) 4 hymns are given 
 under the captions " The Home, The City," all of which are new. 
 In this book, too, out of 35 hymns under " Love " (as a trait of 
 "The Children of the Kingdom"), 12 are new; and, out of 21 
 hymns for children, 6 are new^ These facts are but specimens 
 of a large number that might be given to show in what directions 
 of thought and feeling the editorial instinct believes the desire or 
 need of the churches to be tending. 
 
 It is perhaps unnecessary to say in conclusion that the purpose 
 of this statistical study is not in the least critical. These five books 
 present marked differences at many points, which will appeal to 
 different minds with varying force. For my own part, I rejoice 
 in this dissimilarity, since it brings clearly into view the enormous 
 richness of the hymnodic literature that is available in English, 
 and since it suggests something of the essential breadth of senti- 
 ment and expression that must be reckoned with in supplying 
 
282 Hartford Seminary Record 
 
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 naturally somewhat perplexing to those who examine them casu- 
 ally. But hymnals of the grade here considered are now always 
 made with infinite thought and pains on the part of expert editors. 
 They therefore represent scholarship, as well as devoutness, of an 
 extremely high order. Since the issue of such books involves 
 large pecuniary risks, besides the expenditure of prodigious time 
 and labor, it is fair to assume that in no case would they be under- 
 taken unless back of them lay some strong conviction of a genuine 
 existing demand that they are fitted to satisfy, or of a latent, but 
 vital need that they are fitted to supply. In any case, they are 
 significant signs of the times — quite as significant in their way 
 as many treatises and discussions in other fields. 
 
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