7.

9.

78.

SING we to our God above
Praise eternal as his love:
Praise him, all ye heavenly host
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

8s & 7s 6 L.

GLORY be to God the Father,
Glory be to God the Son,
Glory be to God the Spirit,
Everlasting three in one:
Thee let heaven and earth adore,
Now, henceforth, and evermore.

8s & 7s.

PRAISE the God of all creation;
Praise the Father's boundless love;
Praise the Lamb, our expiation, -
Priest and King, enthroned above;
Praise the Fountain of salvation, -
Him by whom our spirits live;
Undivided adoration

10.

To the one Jehovah give.

11.

8s, 7s & 4,

GREAT Jehovah, we adore thee,
God the Father, God the Son,
God the Spirit, joined in glory
On the same eternal throne:
Endless praises

To Jehovah, three in one.

L. P. M.

NOW to the great and Sacred Three,
The Father, Son, and Spirit, be

Eternal praise and glory given,

Through all the worlds where God is known,

By all the angels near the throne,

And all the saints in earth and heaven.

TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Be praise amid the heavenly host,
And in the church below;

From whom all creatures draw their breath,
By whom redemption blest the earth,
From whom all comforts flow.

TO thee be praise forever,
Thou glorious King of kings:
Thy wondrous love and favor
Each ransomed spirit sings:
We'll celebrate thy glory,
With all thy saints above,
And shout the joyful story
Of thy redeeming love

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CHANTS,

AND

SELECTIONS FOR CHANTING.

REMARKS. — THE design, in appending to this Collection of Hymns a compilation of Chants, and Selections for Chanting, is, to furnish to congregations the means of joining in this most devotional style of sacred music; and, with this view, the chants inserted have been selected or composed rather with reference to simplicity and ease of performance, than to striking musical effect. No progressions, either of harmony or melody, have been admitted, except of a natural and easy kind, and the parts kept entirely within the compass of the voices for which they are intended. It is believed that the musical abilities usually found among the members of congregations will enable them, with a little attention to the subject, to join, under the lead of a competent chorister, and more certainly under the lead of a good choir, — in the chant; and that its occasional use will not only be highly interesting and salutary in itself, but that it will heighten, by contrast, the effect of the sacred melodies and harmonies now so generally used in connection with metrical psalmody.

CHANTS, generally, are either of two, three, or four strains; and each strain consists of the chanting note, or chord, and a cadence of either two or of three measures. The chanting note, or chord, is expressed by a single note, or chord, filling one measure, but which is to be continued, without regard to time, sufficiently long to recite that portion of the verse to which it is applied, with due regard to articulation, accent, punctuation, and expression. The cadences are to be sung in time. Some chants are not of

this regular construction, and good effects are often produced by these peculiar chants.

SELECTIONS FOR CHANTING have generally been made from the Scriptures; but there is no good reason why they should be exclusively so made. Metrical compositions generally, and particularly those of a devotional or suppliant character, can be most effectively performed in this manner. Many hymns, which are, on account of irregularity in the accent or in the structure of the stanzas, ill adapted to a common tune, and therefore are either excluded from our hymn books or but seldom used, may be retained and performed in this way with the best effect.

Chanting should be performed, generally, with much less power of voice than is requisite in singing common tunes; and, perhaps, the best rule which can be adopted is, to use no more exertion than would be necessary in reading the verse to an audience, and, above all, to keep the voice subservient to the general effect produced by the choir or congregation.

MARKS USED IN THESE SELECTIONS:

The dash (-), which marks the places where the breath may be most advantageously taken. The breath should never be drawn except at a pause.

The upright dash (|), which corresponds to the bars of the chant, and marks the portions of the verse to be applied to the measures of the cadences.

The double dash (=), which signifies that a syllable is to be continued through the measure.

The points ( ), which assign the syllables in a measure to the first or last half of a measure.

THE COMPILER.

NOTE TO MINISTERS.

The number of the

SELECTION, and not that of the Chant, should be given

out from the pulpit.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1843, by
GOULD, KENDALL, & LINCOLN,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

1.

PSALM CXXII. 1-4, 6-9.

S1 I was glad when they said unto me,

let us go into the house.. of the | Lord.

2 Our feet shall stand within thy | gates,..O Je- | rusalem. 3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is com- pact.. to-|gether 4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, —

to give thanks unto the | name.. of the | Lord.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem :they shall prosper.. that | love thee.

7 Peace be within thy walls,

and prosperity with- | in.. thy | palaces.

8 For my brethren and companions' sakes,

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I will now say,

Peace.. be with- in thee. 9 Because of the house of the Lord our God,I will seek..thy | good.

ISAIAH LVI. 4–7.

THUS saith the Lord

unto them that I keep..my | Sabbaths,
And choose the things that please me,
and take hold.. of my | covenant.

Even unto them will I give, in mine house,
and within my walls,-a place and a name
better than of sons.. and of | daughters.
I will give them an everlasting name,
that shall not.. be cut off.

Also the sons of the stranger,

that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him,—
and to love the name.. of the Lord,

Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, —
and make them joyful in my | house.. of | prayer.