[ Transcription of the Title Page and summary of the contents, from a copy in the British Library. (Brit.Museum catalogue stamp: 11687 de 7) ]
Front Page:
Title Page:
Facing Contents Page:
Contents:
4 pages (v to viii); Titles of songs only - consisting of scriptural texts with page numbers in this book; no first-lines as such, and songs are not numbered.
Texts of the songs:
99 items on 197 pages (pp.9-205), each with scriptural text as heading. There are no ascriptions, dates or other references. Some of the hymns are superscribed with a descriptive title above the scriptural text.
"I sought the LORD" is on p.142.
There are brief (a few lines) "Notes and Explanations" on four of the hymns, indicated by a footnote in the form "Note x" at the end the hymn text; the notes themselves are on p.207 (p.206 is blank). These are followed by this general note:
It should be observed that in singing a hymn with a chorus, the hymn itself can be sung by one voice or many; but these one or many continue to sing with the chorus when it joins in.Hymns with a burden are sung dividing the singers into two parties, and these never join.
A double hymn cannot be sung by less than four voices, the first commencing and the second answering.
Hymn, page 118, is intended for an adult baptism or reception into the Church.
[** This hymn is headed "Thy gentleness hath made me great", and begins
- Now winter past, the white-thorn bower
- Breaks forth and buds down all the glen;
- Now spreads the leaf and grows the flower:
- So grows the life of God, in men.
ending
- Long-suffering Lord, to man reveal'd
- As One that e'en the child doth wait,
- Thy full salvation is my shield,
- Thy gentleness hath made me great. ]
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