Ray Palmer
Published: 2015-06-16
Total Pages: 203
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Excerpt from Hymns and Sacred Pieces: With Miscellaneous Poems I have collected the following pieces, because often urged to do so by those whom it is great pleasure to gratify. Most of the Hymns are already familiar to the Churches, but are scattered in various collections. A few of them are now first published. Two or three which have been for some time in use I have preferred not to insert here. It is well understood that the Hymn is a peculiar species of poetical composition. Because designed to be sung, as a part of worship, it admits of but little ornament, must be direct and simple in its structure, clear in its meaning, and fitted to give easy and natural expression to the devout feelings of the heart. The art involved in the composition, must attract no attention to itself. The text of the Hymns here collected is that which the author wishes to be considered as the true one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
