Hymn Tunesenlarged Editionms Annotations

Author : C. L. Hutchins
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330966549
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book Annotations of the Hymnal written by C. L. Hutchins and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Annotations of the Hymnal: Consisting of Notes, Biographical Sketches of Authors, Originals and References Seating myself at my table to write some prefatory pages to the following annotations, my eyes chance to rest upon two or three scores of Hymnals, and works upon Hymnody, arranged along my shelves. As I think of the many wise (and some unwise) thoughts expressed in those volumes, and of similar thoughts scattered through many other books around me, it seems superfluous - a work of supererogation - for me to say what I had intended, and what I rather want to say; and I will forego my purpose. My silence shall be wiser than my speech. And in place of what I proposed saying, I will give - and this does not require an apology but will receive thanks from all who read these pages - some most thoughtful words from two gifted hymnologists, who are well qualified, in every way, to speak upon this subject. But first, I may with propriety remark, that the substance of these annotations has been in the course of preparation about two years. With an apology for referring to any other work of my own, I would say, that nearly two years ago, after the publication of my "Church Hymnal." I determined to revise and enlarge it, if the General Convention should not adopt an authorized Hymnal. In the work of selecting hymns, I could fix upon no better principle to guide me than that of the popularity or general acceptance of hymns, in the Christian Church. It seemed to me that for most of our hymns, this would be the best practical test. I say most of our hymns, for there are many, of recent composition, or of recent translation from other tongues, that can have this test applied to them in but a limited degree. By this course, it could be pretty well ascertained what hymns had received the general approval and sanction of the Church. Personal tastes concerning some hymns, would have, not seldom, to be sacrificed to this test, but the result it was thought, would be satisfactory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.