600 hymns (captioned for theme, scripture, author, meter) ; without music.

Includes index.

Jointly compiled by Samuel Johnson and Samuel Longfellow.

"Among the Hymns ... will be found many which are not of the commonly recognized metres" ; "An asterisk prefixed to the author's name indicates that some change has been made in the hymn by the present compilers" ; "The titles of the Supplementary Hymns ... have been introduced within the original table of contents ..."--Pref. (dated : Boston, April 22, 1848).

Hymns classified : Hymns of worship ; God ; Jesus Christ ; Communion hymns ; Christianity and the kingdom of heaven ; Inward Character ; Outward Life ; Various Occasions ; Miscellaneous.

Rare Book copy: From the library of H. L. Hastings, with his ownership stamp.

Gift; Mr. & Mrs. Alfred C. & Madeleine Berol; 1966.