Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Calvary Hymnal: For Sunday School, Prayer Meeting, and Church Service
In the present compilation the attempt has been made to present a completer exposition of the devotional spirit of the present era than is found in the preceding works of its class, and also to gather into the psalmody of the Sunday-school, the prayer-meeting, and the services of the church, the choicest of the poetical and musical creations of the current decade, as well as those of earlier times. It may be permitted to the editors to say that they have labored together, the one as pastor of the Calvary Church, the other as organist and director of the music, for the past twelve years. They have shown how it is possible to make the preaching and the singing in a church harmonious parts of Divine worship, and how each may help the other in contributing to the common end, - the good of the people and the glory of God. There ought to be, and there will be in every properly conducted church service, the most perfect harmony between the pastor and the choir. Much contained in this volume has been practically tested under their direction in the service of song in the house of the Lord. This selection is now sent forth with the hope that it may contribute to the honor of Christ, who sang a hymn with the disciples in the upper room on one of the tenderest occasions of his earthly life, and also that it may lead many to begin the song of praise here which they shall continue to sing as the new song in heaven. 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.
