PREFACE. COURTEOUS Reader, we here present before you a Collection of Hymns we believe to be suitable to all real Christians; also, instructions and warnings to the lukewarm, and those out of the way. In these Hymns are a true description of the Fall of Man by the First Adam and the Redemption by the Second Adam, and the Christian's walk through this world, so that he may escape the judgment of GOD, and find his way to Heaven. In these Hymns there is a spirit of gladness, which some would call mirth. It is true there is a time to mourn, even with the best Christian; but there is also a time to rejoice. How suitable is singing God's praises to a glad heart; it is one special part of GOD's worship. In these Hymns are contained the doctrines of the Bible. Here is the election of GOD and reprobation, and what their characters are, and all the true doctrines of CHRIST in a brief manner. These Hymns have been selected from various sources, and from some of the oldest collections we could find, at which period we believe there was more spirit of true religion than now. Here are some of our own composing. We therefore present to our readers, and especially to the Peculiar People, this collection of Hymns as the fruits of our labour, and though we may not give satisfaction to all, our prayer to GOD is that they may prove salvation to some. 8. HARROD. 1880. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 132-140 141-144 145-150 151-153 154-171 |