CHURCH HARMONIES: A COLLECTION OF HYMNS AND TUNES FOR THE USE OF CONGREGATIONS. PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOSTON: UNIVERSALIST PUBLISHING HOUSE, 37 CORNHILL. 1876. HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY FROM THE ESTATE OF 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. M 2131 .07 1876 J. F. LOUGHLIN, BOOK, JOB, AND MUSIC PRINTER, 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. 1 COME, thou Almighty King, Help us thy name to sing, Help us to praise; Father all glorious, Come, and reign over us, 2 Come, thou all-gracious Lord! On us descend! 3 Never from us depart; Love and adore! Let there be Light. 1 THOU, whose Almighty word 2 Thou, who didst come to bring, On thy redeeming wing, Healing and sight! Health to the sick in mind, 3 Descend thou from above, Let there be light! |