Excerpt from The Tribute of Praise: A Collection of Hymns and Tunes for Public and Social Worship, and for Use in the Family Circle and Sabbath School
Toe special attention given to Congregational singing in our Churches within the past four years has been followed by the most beneficial resulta. Believing it to be their duty to promote in every way an element so replete with vitality and power, the Publishers take pleasure in recommending the present work, which is specially adapted for this purpose. It embodies our choicest hymns, and our most familiar and best tunes. Compiled with great care by Rev. W. M"Donald and L. F. Snow, Esq., with the valued assistance and advice of Rev. David Patten, D. D. "the whole has been under the able direction and supervision of Dr. Eden Tourjee, whose labors in behalf of the movement referred to arc well known.
A Psalter, arranged for responsive reading in Churches, is issued separately and in connection with this volume, at trilling cost.
Particular attention is directed to the "Order of Service," which has been very carefully prepared, and is highly approved.
Special obligations are acknowledged to Messrs. O. Dilson & Co. for the use of tunes of Dr. Lowell Mason and others; to Messrs. Biglow & Main for tunes of Wm. B. Bradbury and others; to Dr. H. L. Hastings, George Kingsley, F. J. Huntington, Wm. G. Fischer, S. J. Vail, O. Snow, Philip Phillips, G. F. Root, Rev. Robert Lowry, Rev. L. Hartsough, John Church it Co., W. H. Doane, the publishers of "Songs of Gladness," and others, who have kindly allowed the use of their compositions. Most of the tunes used being copyright property, parties desiring to use them in other collections will please make application to the authors or proprietors, and not to the undersigned publishers.
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