This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the information in books and make it universally accessible. https://books.google.com 3Z- zsz. 60001 0090G % SELECTION or HYMNS, FROM THE BEST AUTHORS, + INCLUDING A GREAT NUMBER OF ORIGINALS; INTENDED TO BE AN APPENDIX TO DR. WATTS'S PSALMS AND. THE THIRTIETH EDITION. With ahout One Hundred and Fifty Additional Hymns, and Hie Names of the Tunes adapted to most of them. LONDON : PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, 17, Dot**- Plaet, AW- Kint Bond, AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. JEntnrtr at Stationery' Kali. - . ' c, The Number of the Hymn always answers to the number of the page ; thus— Hymn 33 ....... Page 33 , 433 '- 433 The Number that follows the Names of the Tunes refers to Dr. Rippon's Tune Book ; thus — Hymn 6, Bedford 91 — that is, Tune 91, in the Selection of Tunes. The figures at the foot of the pages give the exact Number of the Hymns, throughout the book, in cluding the different Parts which belong to some of them. R. Clay, Printer, Bread-Slreet-HM. PREFACE ENLARGED EDITION. The Hymns, Original and Selected, which are interspersed through this Edition, appear before the Religions Public with no higher ambition than of being, in some measure, of the humble and happy FAMIL,Y, which, through the astonishing goodness of the God of Providence and Grace, have met the fa vourable acceptance of more than TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS, chiefly in this country ; saying nothing of the numerous Editions through which the Work has passed in America.* This circumstance, • Just after the first edition of this Preface was printed, I received a pleasi : ; letter from Philadelphia, informing me of tbe good acceptance of the Selection in America, and of the IV PREFACE. unless " myself is to myself unknown," I can- , not — I dare not presume to mention, - but with deep humility, and with unfeigned gra titude, in His presence with whom are. the issues of' all our endeavours to promote his glory. And should he be pleased, in his infinite condescension, yet to grant it a portion of the gracious notice with which he has to this day honoured the former Editions, his -glory shall be mingled with every Ilosanna of the remain ing station of the Wilderness; and then, with all the Hallelujahs of Saints and Angels in the Land of Songs, for ever. glorious work of the blessed Spirit in the American Churches. The following is an Extract : — " Your Selection of Hymns, apart from the Arrangement, has been dispersed through our States ; — about ,ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND. " It will afford you pleasure to know that Mr. Clark's stereotype edition of your Watts Arranged, and Rippon's Hymns, meets with such acceptance, and has so great circula tion in this country. Mr. C. has just printed, in one volume, 4,700 copies of both. "There are very great revivals of religion in numerous parts of the country among almost all the various denomina tions of Christians, but especially among the Methodists, Presbyterians, and Baptists. Large additions have been made to the latter during the present year. One Association in Kentucky, in the year ending in August, has received an accession of more than 2,600 Members. One Minister, in Georgia, has baptized more than 300 this year. The number of regular Calvinistic Baptists, in the United States, is about 275,900. The number of Churches 3,900, and of Ministers 2,800, PREFACE. V And now, in the language of a former Pre face, With all the solemnity of an entire De dication, I commit the volume to Thy care, patronage, and special blessing, O thou infi nitely beautiful and bountiful Being ! to whom I am, of all the sons of Adam, peculiarly ill" debted ; beseeching thee, for the sake of my crucified and exalted Redeemer, to grant, " That however weak and contemptible this " work may seem in the eyes of the children " of the world, and however imperfect it really " may be, as well as the author of it unworthy ; " it may, nevertheless, live before thee, and, " through a divine power, be mighty " to lessen the miseries and to increase the holiness and bliss of multitudes, " in distant places, and " in generations yet to come ! Impute it not " O God, as a culpable ambition, if I desire " that, whatever becomes of my name, this "work may be propagated far abroad; that *' it may reach to those who are yet unborn, " and teach them thy name and thy praise, " when the author has long dwelt in the dust; " that so, when he shall appear before thee in " the great day of final accounts, his joy may " be increased, and his trown brightened, by " numbers before unknown to each other and " to him ! But if this petition be too great to " be granted to one who. pretends no claim to " hope for being favoured with the least, give a 3 vi PREFACE. " him to be, in thine almighty hand, the blessed " instrument of converting and saving one soul ; " and if it be but one, and that the meanest " and weakest of all the human race, though " it should be amidst a thousand disappoint- " ments with respect to others, yet it shall be "the subject of immortal songs of praise to " thee, O blessed God, for and by every soul " whom, through the blood of Jesus, and the " grace of thy Spirit, thou hast saved ; and " everlasting honours shall be ascribed to the " Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, " by the innumerable company of angels, and " by the general assembly, and the church of " the first-born in- heaven. Amen." JOHN 11IPPON. A TABLE TO FIND ANY HYMN BY- THE FIKSI\LINE OF IT. Hymn and Page. Hymn and Page. ABRA'M, witb all the .. 2d p. 1*5 Ashes to ashes! dust to 4th p. 551 A century, now, has roll'd 2d p. 535 Assist, us, Lord 1 thy name to 321; A certain man when .. ad p. 36* Astonish'd and disrress'd .... 40 Adam our father and our head 38 At anchor laid, remote. .2d p. 21-2 A debtor to mercy alone .... 2*23 Attend my ear, my heart rejoice 578 Afflicted saiiu. to" Christ draw 1*2:1 Attend, ye children of ... lit p. 470 A fulness resides J5« Awake, awake, the sacred song i:ti A God! a God ! the wide ad p. 12a Awake, awake, thou. ...4th p. 420 A good high priest is come .. 190 Awake, my soul, in joyful lays 13 Ah, I shall soon.he clyinsc. ad p. 650 Awake, my soul, stretch every 302 Ab, wretched souls, who strive 334 Awake our drowsy souls 349 Aid me, O Christ, thy.. .3d p. is& Awake, our souls, and bless bis ins Alas what hourly dangers rise. 320 Awake, tweet gratitnde, and.. i5;i All glory, blest Father, to thee 798 A wake ,ye saints, and raise your &hi< All glory toGod, the Father and 777 Away, my unhelieving fear.. 2s1; All hail, incarnate Cod 430 Awhile remain'd the ....2d p. 541 All hail the power of Jesus' .. 177 All worship and renown 77tf BACKSLIDERS, who your .. 17fi All yesterday is gone 4th p. lie Before wepart, divinely land.. 767 Almighty Father, gracious Lord 37 Before thy throne, eternal King 424 Almighty Maker God 345 Begone my worldly cares, 51I1 p. 345 Almighty Maker of my frame 543 begone unhelief 290 Alond we siua the wondrous.. 258 Behold, loug-wish'd-for spring is 500 Am I a soldier of the cross .. 228 Behold, th* expected time,! st p. 419 Amid the spteutiorsof thy 2dp. |y Behold the leprous Jew 102 And art thou with us, gracious 124 Behold the sin-atoning Lamb 17!r And he it so, that nil this hour 230 Behold the tons, the heirs of God 22tt Andean my heart aspire so high 278 Beset with snares on ...,1st p. 2U7 And did the holy and the just. 485 Beyond the glittering. ...2d p. 140 And have I, Christ, no love to 252 Bless'd be the tie that binds .. 254 Ami is 1 he gospel peace and love 166 Bless'iitCmuforter, balm. 3d p. 2 1 2 And must I part with all I have 28t Bless'd Jesus, source of grace. 208 And will tir eternal King, 1st p. 298 Bless'd is the man whose heart 523 And will the Jndge descend .. 572 Bless'd men who stretch their 292 Andwiltth'offendedGod, istp. 2«9 Bless'd lather, and Son, and.. 770 And will y< go away ....2d p. 43a Bless'd Union in Eden. ...2d p. 440 AugelsandSaiutB, your anthems 7 68 Blessed are the Sons or God ., Angels roil the rock away.... 142 Blessed Redeemer, how divine. Another week for ever.. 4th p. 345 Blow ye the trumpet, blow.... Another six-days' work is done 348 Brethren, let us freely ..2d p. 4 84 Arise my tender est thoughts.. 42 Britons, now your harvest, 3d p. Attend thy throne, almighty.. 370 505 As on the cross the Saviour hung 80 CHILDREN of the heavenly.. 24U As showers on meadows newly 209 Christ, our passover.ts slain.* iris Ashamed of Christ! my soul.. 280 Christ the Lord is risen to-day. 111 a 4 A TABLE Or THE FIKST LIKES. II j urn and Page. Hymn and Pap*. Come, Ahram's sons ....2d p. its Eternal source of every joy .. sos Come Christian hrethren, ere . 894 Eternal Spirit, source of, 1st p.