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by Adams, John G. (John Greenleaf); Chapin, E. H.
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This volume is a nineteenth‑century hymn collection assembled by John G. Adams and E. H. Chapin for Universalist congregations. The opening pages explain that the editors have gathered a wider variety of devotional songs than most contemporary hymnals, especially those reflecting the “philanthropic nature of our religion” and the “present age.” They note that where the author of a hymn is known it is credited, while a handful taken from the new Cambridge Unitarian Hymn Book appear without special designation. The work is presented as a public offering to “the Christian public,” with a detailed index that groups the 1,008 hymns by theme, from praise and doctrine to mourning, seamen’s songs, and seasonal verses, allowing readers to locate material for any worship occasion.
The language is formal and earnest, typical of mid‑1840s American religious publishing. Its style blends doctrinal exposition with poetic lyricism, reflecting both Universalist theology and broader Protestant hymnody. Readers who appreciate historic liturgical resources, scholars of early American hymnals, or anyone interested in the devotional voice of the Universalist movement will find this compilation a rich, if dense, source of period‑appropriate worship material.
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It will be perceived that there is a greater variety of Hymns on several topics than in most other Hymn Books now in use among us; especially in reference to the philanthropic nature of our religion, and the peculiar indications of this nature in the present age. In the department of the book entitled "Triumph of Christianity," faithfulness in representing this great truth is designed. In all instances where the authorship of a hymn could be ascertained, it has been given. Of a few hymns, however, taken from a copy of the new Cambridge Unitarian Hymn Book, kindly handed us in sheets, it was not known whether they were original or not. They appear in this book, therefore, in company with quite a number of original ones, without any special mark thus to designate them.
To the friends who have so kindly aided us, by suggestions or contributions, we return our sincere thanks; and to the Christian public do we now humbly dedicate this work, invoking the blessing of God upon its use, and praying that it may be welcomed by many souls seeking the aids and blessings of Christian devotion.
J. G. Adams, E. H. Chapin.
Boston, August 1, 1846.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1846, by ABEL TOMPKINS, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
STEREOTYPED BY GEORGE A. CURTIS, BOSTON.
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