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Garlands of praise : a choice collection of original and selected hymns and tunes suitable for Sunday-schools, Bible classes and the home circle

by: Hull, Asa; Kinsey, J. F. (John F.); Hugg, George C; James, Mary D. (Mary Dagworthy Yard), 1810-1883; Giffe, W. T. (William Thomas), 1848-1926; Sangster, Margaret Elizabeth Munson, 1838-1912; Servoss, M. E; Sweney, John R., 1837-1899; Grape, John T; Tenney, J. H. (John Harrison), b. 1840; Pooley, J. H. (James Henry), 1839-1897; Clark, William H., b. 1840 or 41; Graley, Alfred A; Nicholson, James; Torrey, R; Owens, Priscilla J; Pillsbury, Oliver, 1817-1888; Hartsough, L. (Lewis), 1828-1919; Rosecrans, J. H. (James Holmes), 1845-1926; McDonald, W. (William), 1820-1901; Parker, John William, 1792-1870; Graley, Alfred A; Wilder, Willie B; Cook, M. A. W; Todd, Robert W; Minor, George A., 1845-1904; Kurzenknabe, J. H. (John H.); Monk, William Henry, 1823-1889; Bailey, Eben H. (Eben Howe), 1843-1943; Muhlenberg, William Augustus, 1796-1877; Howell, P. S; Staples, R. G; Flaville, W. H; Vinton, J. D; Best, Flora L; Hall, E. M; Searles, R. A; Chilson; Harrington, R. S; Stockton, J. W; Church, Fanny; Warner, Hattie A; Servoss, M. E; Chapman, E. W., Mrs; Smith, A. A; Goodhart, D. E; Buck, D. D. (Daniel Dana), 1814-1895; Rinehart, E; Browne, G. D; Kimball, Horace E; Lamphere; Griffin, Mary P; Sherwood, Andrew; Shelton, T. J; Wymer, D. S; Kinzie, R. A; Wight, H. F; McPherson, John; Sanders, Harry; Long, E. M; Campbell, Eta; Wilson, H. Q; Weeks, Lavinia; Coffin, Eliza J; Nicholas, J; Mantzer, L. L; Cornell, W. J; Evans, J. M; Richardson, W. B; Anderson, J. H; Thomas, Gomer; Glenn, R. A; Jenner, H. L., Bishop; Allmuch, A; Metcalf, Frank J. (Frank Johnson), 1865-1945; Knowles, Daniel W., pbl; Armstrong, J. M., printer, tyg; Porter, Elbert Stothoff, b. 1819

Publication date: 1876

Topics: Hymns, Hymns, English, Revival hymns, Missions, Temperance, Children's songs, Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with keyboard ensemble

Publisher: New York : published by Asa Hull ; Philadelphia : D.W. Knowles

Collection: bostonuniversiyschooloftheology; blc; americana

Contributor: School of Theology, Boston University

Language: English

Signatures : [A] B [C] D-G [H] I-K ; wove paper

ca. 168 hymns with tunes ; inclose score ; for 1-4 voices ; with harmonies for SATB and/or keyboard accompaniment ; each headed by title ; author/composer name ; many with scriptural citation and/or copyright statement

Includes indexes : "General index" -- p. 158-159 ; "Index of subjects" : "Anniversay" ; "Christmas" ; "Devotional" ; "Missionary" ; "Temperance" ; Children" -- p. 160

Copyright statements : statement for volume dated 1876 -- t.p. ; copyright notice -- t.p. verso ; copyright statements for individual works to left of each hymn title

"J. M. Armstrong, Music Typographer, N. E. Cor. Chestnut & 5th St., Phila." -- t.p. verso

Preface : " ... The music herein printed will be found brilliant, attractive, and devotional, and will ... improve by frequent use. The words have been selected with great care ... preferring good, standard hymns to senseless rhyme ..." -- t.p. verso

Includes poetry by C. Wesley, F. Crosby, Toplady, Lorenz, Hoffman, Bonar, Coxe, Lyte and Lydia Baxter ; includes tune by Hull, Nageli, S. J. Vail, von Weber, S. B. Marsh, W. O. Perkins, Wm. Kirkpatrick, P. P. Bliss, Hastings, Gabriel, Herbert, S. Webbe, and Philip Phillips

Bound in brown, bead grain linen ; with pressed miniature oblong boards and salmon colored paper covers ; front cover bears decorative engraved title and author, with vignette of woman playing harp and by illustration of cross ; back cover bears advertisement for publisher

Inscriptions : "Christian Sunday School" pencilled in child's hand -- front pastedown ; math sums and hymns numbers pencilled in child's hand -- front and back endpapers ; Frank Metcalf's bookplate -- front endpapers

Paper covers soiled and abraded and with significant losses ; textblock with stains, foxing

Contributor: School of Theology, Boston University

Addeddate: 2009-07-17 15:00:22

Associated-names: Kinsey, J. F. (John F.); Hugg, George C; James, Mary D. (Mary Dagworthy Yard), 1810-1883; Giffe, W. T. (William Thomas), 1848-1926; Sangster, Margaret Elizabeth Munson, 1838-1912; Servoss, M. E; Sweney, John R., 1837-1899; Grape, John T; Tenney, J. H. (John Harrison), b. 1840; Pooley, J. H. (James Henry), 1839-1897; Clark, William H., b. 1840 or 41; Graley, Alfred A; Nicholson, James; Torrey, R; Owens, Priscilla J; Pillsbury, Oliver, 1817-1888; Hartsough, L. (Lewis), 1828-1919; Rosecrans, J. H. (James Holmes), 1845-1926; McDonald, W. (William), 1820-1901; Parker, John William, 1792-1870; Graley, Alfred A; Wilder, Willie B; Cook, M. A. W; Todd, Robert W; Minor, George A., 1845-1904; Kurzenknabe, J. H. (John H.); Monk, William Henry, 1823-1889; Bailey, Eben H. (Eben Howe), 1843-1943; Muhlenberg, William Augustus, 1796-1877; Howell, P. S; Staples, R. G; Flaville, W. H; Vinton, J. D; Best, Flora L; Hall, E. M; Searles, R. A; Chilson; Harrington, R. S; Stockton, J. W; Church, Fanny; Warner, Hattie A; Servoss, M. E; Chapman, E. W., Mrs; Smith, A. A; Goodhart, D. E; Buck, D. D. (Daniel Dana), 1814-1895; Rinehart, E; Browne, G. D; Kimball, Horace E; Lamphere; Griffin, Mary P; Sherwood, Andrew; Shelton, T. J; Wymer, D. S; Kinzie, R. A; Wight, H. F; McPherson, John; Sanders, Harry; Long, E. M; Campbell, Eta; Wilson, H. Q; Weeks, Lavinia; Coffin, Eliza J; Nicholas, J; Mantzer, L. L; Cornell, W. J; Evans, J. M; Richardson, W. B; Anderson, J. H; Thomas, Gomer; Glenn, R. A; Jenner, H. L., Bishop; Allmuch, A; Metcalf, Frank J. (Frank Johnson), 1865-1945; Knowles, Daniel W.; Armstrong, J. M., printer; Porter, Elbert Stothoff, b. 1819