Excerpt from The Church and the Hymn Writers
The study of hymns has been a delightful occupation of leisure hours with the present writer during nearly forty years. He has often felt that, in addition to the many excellent books existing on the general subject of the literary history of hymns, place might be found for a book that dealt with them as illustrative of the various developments of Christian doctrine, and as reflecting the changing emphasis from generation to generation upon certain aspects and presentations of the Church's creed. For the opportunity of attempting this task he desires to express his thanks to the Editor of the present series, and to his friend, R. H. Coates, M.A., to whose suggestion the present book is primarily due. The author is well aware that much larger space would be requisite for a thorough treatment of the subject, but will be satisfied if this little volume opens a new field of study and inquiry to many who may be better able to carry it farther, and who will doubtless find in it a field of interesting and profitable investigation.
Hymns can often reach hearts that sermons and learned treatises on theology frequently fail to influence. As Pippa says:
"No doubt, some way or other, hymns say right."
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