Songs of Praise and Prayer: For the Sunday-school and Social Meeting

PRAISE AND PRAYER;

FOR THE

SUNDAY-SCHOOL AND SOCIAL MEETING.

COMPILED AND EDITED BY

CHARLES H. RICHARDS, D. D.

TAINTOR BROTHERS & CO.,

18 & 20 ASTOR PLACE, NEW YORK.

122 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO.

HIS little book has been prepared especially for the Sunday School and Prayer

wish to adopt it for use in all meetings.

A distinct advantage will be gained in having the same book for all services of song. While the desire of children for bright and sparkling melodies should be gratified, they should also be made familiar with the grand old hymns and tunes of the Church. While the Social Meeting for devotion may well use the stately and tender hymns commonly employed in the more formal Sabbath Service, it needs besides many of the sprightly and popular songs that are attractive to the young. And the Church Service itself will often be helped by introducing some of the glowing melodies that are used with enjoyment in other meetings. All the services may thus greatly enrich and aid each other.

An endeavor is here made to so mingle the old and the new, the staid and the stirring, as to meet the needs of all these departments of Christian Culture. A higher standard of quality than usual, both in words and music, has also been aimed at. If some tunes seem at first somewhat difficult, a little patient practice will soon master them, and they will become enduring favorites with both young and old. It is hoped, also, that the book will be found especially useful in Young People's Meetings, Christian Endeavor Meetings, and on other special occasions.

Special acknowledgments are due to the Rev. Drs. J. E. RANKIN, E. P. PARKER, G. L. PRENTISS, S. D. PHELPS, S. F. SMITH, D. MARCH, and R. LOWRY; to Bishop A. C. COXE and the Revs. C. L. HUTCHINS and J. O. FOSTER; to Mrs. JULIA WARD HowE and Mrs. J. F. KNAPP; to Professors H. R. PALMER, F. A. PARKER, G. F. ROOT, W. O. PERKINS, J. W. BISCHOFF, and J. M. STILLMAN; to Messrs. C. C. CONVERSE, W. G. FISCHER, and JOSHUA GILL; to Dr. U. C. BURNAP and others, for favors received in the preparation of this book; also to A. S. BARNES & Co. for the use of Dr. BURNAP's tunes from "Hymns of the Church." Other acknowledgments are given in connection with tunes in the body of the book.

HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

FROM THE ESTATE OF

REV. CHARIFS HUTCHINS

MAY 24, 1939