Excerpt from Hymns for Church and Home: Abridged Edition
This book is an abridged edition of the hymn and tune book of the same name published by the American Unitarian Association. As in the earlier volume, while a wide range of spiritual thought and feeling is covered, specially full provision is made of hymns of faith in the Eternal Goodness, joy and hope, consecration, and love to God and man. In some instances, one or two words have been changed to adapt the hymn to the needs of our worship. Other alterations are designated by a dagger after the author's name. On the other hand, a great many original readings are here restored; and a few hymns have been recently changed by their authors.
The large number of hymns in unusual metres is owing to the fact that many beautiful tunes have been composed in these metres, enabling hymns before unprovided with music to be used in public worship. As a general rule, these metres are placed first in each section, followed by long, common, and short metres.
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