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CHURCH HARMONIES:

A COLLECTION OF

HYMNS AND TUNES

FOR THE USE OF

CONGREGATIONS.

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE
UNIVERSALIST PUBLISHING HOUSE.

BOSTON:

UNIVERSALIST PUBLISHING HOUSE,

37 CORNHILL.

1876.

HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

FROM THE ESTATE OF
REV. CHARLES HUTCHINS

MAY 24, 1939

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873, by the UNIVERSALIST PUBLISHING HOUSE,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

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cop, 2

J. F. LOUGHLIN,

BOOK, JOB, AND MUSIC PRINTER,
36 WINTER STREET, BOSTON.

PREFACE.

FOR many years there has been a growing desire in many congregations of the Universalist Church to participate more directly in the service of singing in the public worship. The present Collection of Hymns and Tunes has been made to meet this desire; and the compilers believe they have succeeded in producing a work which will meet the needs of our people.

The tunes have been selected with reference to congregational singing only; and as there are hymns so closely associated with old tunes that they suggest one another, and could hardly be divorced, the compilers have not hesitated to insert a tune a number of times, when it seemed best adapted to give expression to the hymns. It is believed that this will be found a valuable and welcome feature of the work.

The hymns are mainly those of the fine new collection known among us as the "Portland Collection," when published without a liturgy, and as "Prayers and Hymns," when published with a liturgy. To make each page complete, it has been found necessary to make an addition of nearly two hundred hymns, all of which add value to the book.

By arrangement with Oliver Ditson & Co., Hamersly & Co., and other owners of the copyrights of tunes, we have been able to make a fine collection of tunes for congregational singing. And we publish the "Church Harmonies," believing it will be welcomed by our people as a help to Christian worship.

BOSTON, August 1st, 1873.

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1 COME, thou Almighty King,

Help us thy name to sing,

Help us to praise;

Father all glorious,
O'er all victorious,

Come, and reign over us,
Ancient of days!

2 Come, thou all-gracious Lord!
By heaven and earth adored,
Our prayer attend!
Come, and thy children bless;
Give thy good word success;
Make thine own holiness

On us descend!

3 Never from us depart;
Rule thou in every heart,
Hence, evermore!
Thy sovereign majesty
May we in glory see,
And to eternity

Love and adore!

Let there be Light.

1 THOU, whose Almighty word
Chaos and darkness heard,
And took their flight!
Hear us, we humbly pray;
And, where the Gospel day
Sheds not its glorious ray,
Let there be light.

2 Thou, who didst come to bring, On thy redeeming wing, Healing and sight!

Health to the sick in mind,
Light to the inly blind,
Oh now, to all mankind,
Let there be light!

3 Descend thou from above,
Spirit of truth and love,-
Speed on thy flight!
Move o'er the waters' face,
Spirit of hope and grace,
And, in earth's darkest place,

Let there be light!

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