hymns where they presented themselves, rejected such stanzas of hymns as seemed injurious to them, and re-arranged the whole Appendix, from which they removed those hymns generally to which well grounded exception appeared to have been taken in our churches. For the hymns removed they, of course, substituted others, and, without increasing the size or price of the book, have added some forty others, so as to make the whole number of new hynns in this edition about one hundred and fifty. These changes, they believe, will generally commend themselves to those interested in this work. They might indeed have been carried further, but it was not contemplated that the book should be so remodeled as to be incapable of being used in connection with the previous editions. On a subsequent page will be found directions for the use of the new ín connection with the old book, and the plan is so plain and simple that it is hoped that no inconvenience will be experienced in this respect. To facilitate the use of hymns translated from the German, of which as many as seemed desirable under existing circumstances have been introduced, a table of tunes suitable to them, or the melodies of their originals, the metres of which have been preserved, is appended. No table of scriptural passages has been introduced, because very little use seems to be made of such tables, and because the few references which were made to such passages at the headings of hymns in former editions, have been omitted in this for the sake of brevity and of uniformity. It is hoped that a careful statement of the subject of each hymn, at its head, and a copious index of subjects will supply all that is here needed. Hoping that the book, thus revised and enlarged, will meet the wants and expectations of those for whom it is intended, and animate more and more the devotions of our churches and of individual Christians, and praying that all who use it may "sing with the spirit and with the understanding," and that the Triune God may accept of the praises, and answer the prayers thus addressed unto Him, we herewith commit this volume to our ministers and people. WM. M. REYNOLDS, Synod East Penna., Placed after the number of a hymn shows that it is a new one, not found in former editions. After the number of a hymn shows that it is not in the first revised edition. * At the end of a stanza shows that the following stanza of the older editions has been omitted. ** Indicates the omission of two stanzas, &c. Where a hymn has two numbers thus, 537, (856,) the second number indicates the place of the hymn in the old books. HYMNS. 1 1 THE SCRIPTURES. The Bible the source of religious knowledge. ETE TERNAL Spirit! 'twas thy breath With strong prophetic impulse fired. 2 Mov'd by thy great almighty pow'r, L. M. Their lips with heavenly wisdom flow'd; Their hands a thousand wonders wrought, Which bore the signature of God. 3 With gladsome hearts they spread the news 4 The powers of earth and hell in vain 5 Thee, its great author, source of light, 2 1 Divine authority of the Bible. "TWAS by an order from the Lord, L. M. The ancient prophets spoke his word; His Spirit did their tongues inspire, And warm'd their hearts with heav'nly fire. 2 The works and wonders which they wrought Confirm'd the messages they brought: |