given permission to use copyrighted hymns: Messrs. D. Appleton and Co., The Century Co., Messrs. E. P. Dutton and Co., Messrs. Ginn and Co., Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin and Co., The Outlook Co., Rev. Charles G. Ames, Mrs. Charles T. Brooks, Rev. John W. Chadwick, Mrs. Ednah Dow Cheney, Mrs. James Freeman Clarke and Miss Lillian Freeman Clarke, Mr. George H. Ellis, Rev. Washington Gladden, D. D., Rev. Frederick L. Hosmer, Rev. Frederick B. Mott, Rev. Frank Mason North, D. D., Rev. Charles Ray Palmer, D. D., Rev. Edwin P. Parker, D. D., Rev. George L. Prentiss, D. D., Rev. Charles S. Robinson, D. D., and Rev. Theodore C. Williams. There will be found in the Index of First Lines - see page 374-detailed record of the copyright-ownership of those hymns which are used by permission.

In connection with the musical part of the work, the Editors are especially indebted to Mr. U. C. Burnap of Brooklyn, New York, who has not only permitted the use of tunes from his "Hymns of the Church," but given valuable aid by indicating sources of desirable material, and by contributing new tunes; to Rev. C. L. Hutchins, Rev. C. S. Robinson, D. D., Mr. Hubert P. Main, and others, who have kindly given information as to the authorship of many tunes; to Messrs. George W. Chadwick, Fred. Field Bullard, Louis Adolphe Coerne, Newton Fitts, Mrs. C. B. Hooke, Rev. C. E. Nash, D. D., and Mrs. Mary A. Taylor, for original tunes contributed; and to the following copyright-owners for permission to use tunes and arrangements: Messrs. H. H. Beadle, E. A. Bedell, C. C. Converse, W. H. Doane, W. G. Fischer, E. K. Glezen, J. Jordan, G. W. Warren; Rev. and Mrs. Stanford Mitchell; Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Straub; Rev. Messrs. E. P. Parker, D. D., and R. R. Shippen; the Editors of " The Magnificat;" Rev. J. I. Tucker, D. D., and Mr. W. W. Rousseau, Editors of "The Hymnal; " The Century Co., and Messrs. Ginn and Co. Permission has been secured, by purchase, of The Biglow and Main Co., and of The Oliver Ditson Co., to use several tunes of which they control the copyright. The ownership of all copyrighted tunes is indicated in the Alphabetical Index.

The Editors' recognition of obligation in connection with this work would not be complete without mention of a great sum of indebtedness to the many friends, both clergymen and laymen, who, by friendly suggestion and by sympathetic encouragement, have influenced the character of the work and lightened the labor of it. Not a single suggestion from any source has been intentionally disregarded. In their effort to prepare an acceptable Book of Spiritual Song, the Editors have striven throughout to follow the dictates. of judgment and not merely the suggestions of their own preference; and it is upon the fact that they have had a multitude of willing and intelligent helpers that they base their hope that "Church Harmonies, New and Old" may not wholly fail to fulfil its important mission.

BOSTON, Eastertide, 1895.

CHARLES R. TENNEY.
LEO R. LEWIS.

ORDERS OF
OF SERVICE.

Selections from the chants on pages xii-xvi, sung by the choir or the congregation, may regularly become part of any of the following Orders of Service. Some suggestions concerning

chanting will be found on page xvi.

FIRST ORDER FOR MORNING OR EVENING.

1. ORGAN PRELUDE.

2. ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, read by the minister:

The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.

The Lord is nigh unto all who call upon him; unto all who call upon him in truth. Seek ye the Lord while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near.

3. A PSALM, read in verses alternate, minister and people.

4. THE LORD'S PRAYER, minister and people.

5. HYMN OR ANTHEM.

6. THE LESSON FROM THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.

7. PRAYER, followed by response by organ or choir.

8. HYMN.

9. ANNOUNCEMENTS.

10. THE SERMON.

II. THE OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE.

[This part of the service may proceed as in the second order.]

12. HYMN OR ANTHEM.

13. BENEDICTION.

SECOND ORDER FOR MORNING OR EVENING.

I. ORGAN PRELUDE.

2. ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, read by the minister: The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him. The Lord is nigh unto all who call upon him; unto all who call upon him in truth. Seek ye the Lord while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

We have not an high priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

3. THE CALL TO PRAYER. The minister shall say:

Beloved in the Lord, we have again assembled together as the disciples of Jesus Christ, to render thanks to God for all his mercies, and to recommend ourselves and all our concerns to the care of our heavenly Father. With humble and contrite hearts let us approach the throne of heavenly grace.

4. THE LORD'S PRAYER, said by all present, reverently bowing down or kneeling. OUR FATHER Who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever.

ΑΜΕΝ.

O come, let us sing unto the Lord! let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.

And the Responses shall continue, the choir and the people chanting:

Minister: For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

Choir and people: In his hands are the corners of the | earth: || and the strength of the hills is | his · also.

Minister: The sea is his, and he made it and his hands prepared the dry land.

Choir and people: O come, let us worship | and bow | down: || let us kneel be] fore the Lord · our | Maker.

Minister: For he is our God: and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.

Choir and people, chanting the GLORIA PATRI, as follows:

Glory be to the Father, and | to the | Son, || and | to the | Ho · ly | Ghost; || As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever | shall be, || world | without | end. AMEN. ||

6. PSALM, read in verses alternate, by minister and people, the congregation being seated. 7. HYMN OR ANTHEM.

8. LESSON OR LESSONS FROM THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. At the end of the reading it shall be said, Here endeth the morning lesson.

Minister: O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.

Choir and people: And grant us | thy sal | vation.
Minister: O God, make clean our hearts within us.

Choir and people: And take not thy Holy Spirit | from us.
Minister: Let us pray.

10. PRAYER, in the minister's own words; or the following general thanksgiving may be said:

ALMIGHTY GOD, Father of all mercies, We, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the salvation of the world through Jesus Christ; and, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth thy praise not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. AMEN.

11. RESPONSE by organ or choir.

12. HYMN.

13. ANNOUNCEMENTS.

14. SERMON.

15. PRAYER, followed by response by choir or organ.

16. THE OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE. The minister shall say:

Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

The deacons or ushers come forward. The minister shall continue:

To do good and distribute forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. He who soweth little, shall reap little; and he who soweth plenteously, shall reap plenteously. Let every man do as he is disposed in his heart; not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver.

The deacons or the ushers take the plates from the hands of the minister, and, after they have received the offerings, they return the same to the minister, waiting before him for the closing words of the Offertory:

God is not unrighteous that he will forget your works and labor that proceedeth of love, which love ye have showed for his name's sake, who have ministered unto the saints, and yet do minister.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. AMEN.

AN ORDER FOR VESPERS.

I. ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, read by the minister, all standing : From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, the Lord's name is to be praised.

Let our prayers be set forth in his sight, as incense; and the lifting up of our hands as an evening sacrifice.