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PREFACE.

THIS Selection of Hymns has, for upwards of half a century, had a very extended circulation. Since it was first published, in 1787, successive additions have been made to it, greatly increasing its usefulness and acceptability.

Notwithstanding the number of Hymns added to former editions, the churches and congregations using "The Selection" needed a still farther increase of Hymns, for the varied circumstances of Public, Social, Family, and Private Worship. To meet to some considerable extent this demand, in addition to the incorporation of former improvements, the present edition is enriched by nearly FOUR HUNDRED ADDITIONAL HYMNS, which have been interspersed throughout the volume, under the several general divisions of subjects, as parts under the number affixed to the former Hymns, it being considered inexpedient to make any alteration in the numbering. The greater portion of those now added have been inserted in the latter sections of the volume, particularly under the following heads :-Before and After Sermon, the Ordinances,-Missionary and Church Meetings,-Domestic and Parenta) Piety,-Maternal Associations,-the Young,-the Aged,-Affliction,-Death and Funeral Occasions,-the Second Coming of Christ,-the Day of Judgment,-Heaven, &c.; upon which subjects it is impossible to have too many good Hymns.

It may not be too much to say, in reference to this large number of additional Hymns, that for their scriptural sentiment, poetic excellence, elevated piety, devotional tendency, metrical variety, general appropriateness, and practical utility, they will not suffer by comparison with any similar number of Hymns published. They do honour to the volume in which they are incorporated, and to the age we live in; and to their authors the churches of Christ are under unspeakable obligation. Indeed, It is hardly possible to attach too much importance to this department of Christian literature. The Hymn Book, as an eminent writer most truly and eloquently remarks, "claims and commands access to the closet and the sanctuary, and is even admitted to companionship with the volume of inspiration. It is the chief mean and channel of the church's praise-it is the settled expression of her views of gospel doctrine-it is the regulated utterance of her experience of the power of truth-it is the mirror of her moral likeness-it is her poetical liturgy, and it enters essentially into all her spiritual exercises and enjoyments."

With these, and the following remarks of the same writer, the Editor of the present work most fully sympathizes: "Such considerations surround the enterprise with awe, and fill the mind of an editor with reverence. He feels that he is engaged in a Dr. Campbell.

solemn work-he considers that he is forming an instrument for the sublimest and holiest of purposes-he knows that its utility depends upon the Divine approbation, and that the Eternal Spirit will approve and bless it only in so far as it is the faithful expounder of his own work, and in full harmony with his own word."

Dr. Rippon's Selection has long been all that has been so well stated in the above paragraph. The present edition rests its claims to the continued support of the churches and congregations upon the following grounds :

1st. Its comprehensiveness, comprising as it does, not less than ELEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY HYMNS, exclusive of the "SACRED MELODIES," which form a kind of supplement to the work, and are, as is there stated, intended only for uses less public, though not less important and sacred, which it is hoped will profit the soul, while they please and gratify a poetical and musical taste.

2nd. Its metrical variety, which, as singing classes are now being generally formed, for the purpose of improving the character of congregational singing, will be found of no small service in supplying appropriate words to almost every tune which has found a place in the several published collections of Congregational Psalmody. This volume, as the Index of Metres shows, contains Hymns in about ONE HUNDRED DIFFERENT METRES.

3rd. Facility of reference, it having, besides an Analysis of Contents and most copious and carefully collated Indices of the First Lines of Hymns-of Metres-of Subjects-and of Scripture Texts-also an Index of the First Line of EVERY Verse, which in a Collection so extensive as the present, will be a great convenience to those upon whom it devolves to select and read the Hymns in public worship, as well as to those who, either in the sanctuary or in private, may wish to find a Hymn of which they have only a partial recollection.

4th. Its cheapness; considering the vast quantity of matter it contains, is without a parallel in the hymnology of the Christian church. It will, therefore, be manifest, that a considerable sale is required to meet the amount of capital embarked in this undertaking such a sale is most confidently anticipated, because it will have a most powerful claim upon all our churches, inasmuch as

5th. The appropriation of the entire profits of all future issues of this and the largest size of the Comprehensive Edition of Dr. Rippon's Selection, after the liabili ties incurred in this enterprise are discharged, and the present design of publication accomplished, will be for the benefit of the widows and orphans of our Ministers and Missionaries. May it please the great Head of the church to continue to make this work a powerful instrument in advancing the interests of his kingdom and the glory of his holy name. Amen.

January 1, 1844.

INDEX TO FIRST LINES OF HYMNS.

Hymn and Page.

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ABRA'M, with all the
2 p. 185 And will the Judge descend ........... 572
A century, now, has roll'd
2 p. 535
And will th' offended God........ I p. 299
A certain man, when...............
2 p. 366
And will ye go away ............... 2 p. 439
According to thy gracious 2 p. 479 Angels and saints, your anthems... 645
Adam, our father and our head......... 38 Angels, from the realms........... 4 p. 129
A debtor to mercy alone............... 223 Angels, roll the rock away............ 142
Afflicted saint, to Christ draw
......... 123
Another six days' work is done
A fulness resides.......
150 Another week for ever.............
4 p. 345
Ages, ages have departed
....... 5 p. 535
A pilgrim in this world..... 8 p. 584
A glory gilds the sacred............1 p. 43 Array'd in majesty and power... 5 p. 569
A God! a God! the wide ......... 3 p. 129 Arise, my tenderest thoughts..... 42
A good high priest is come
190 Around the throne of God......... 6 p. 5:2
Ah, I shall soon be dying 2 p. 550 Ascend thy throne, Almighty
Ah, wretched souls, who strive 334 Asleep in Jesus, blessed..........
..... 8 p. 551
Aid me, O Christ, thy ............ 3 p. 135
As on the cross the Saviour hung 80
Alas! what hourly dangers rise....... 320 Ashamed of Christ! my soul........... 280
All glory be to him who......... 4 p. 442 Ashes to ashes! dust to............ 4 p. 551
All glory, blest Father, to thee...... 646 As showers on meadows newly
....... 209
All glory to God, the Father and...... 662 Assist us, Lord! thy name to ... 1 p. 320
All hail, incarnate God ................. 430 As the dew from heaven............. 597
All hail, mysterious.......... 3 p. 185 Astonish'd and distress'd
40
All hail the power of Jesus'......1 p. 177 As when the weary
.......... 3 p. 326
All may be outwardly desert.........1150 At anchor laid, remote ...... 2 p. 212
All ye that love
461 Attend, my ear; my heart, rejoice I p. 573
655 Attend, ye children of............. 1 p. 470
4 p. 116 Awake, and sing the song......... 2 p. 241
Awake, awake, the sacred song 131
Awake, awake, thou
4 p. 420
Awake, my sou!, and with....... 1 p. 491
Awake, my soul, in joyful lays
Awake, my soul, stretch every
Awake, our drowsy souls.....
Awake, our souls, and bless his...... 165
Awake, sweet gratitude, and ......... 153
Awake, ye saints, and raise your 1 p. 586
Awake, ye sleeping souls ......... 1 p. 582
Away, my unbelieving fear...... 1 p. 286
Awhile remain'd the

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All worship and renown
All yesterday is gone
Almighty Father, gracious Lord 1 p.
Almighty Father of mankind 3 p.
Almighty Lord, with joy. ....... 3 p. 522
Almighty Maker, God ............ 1 p. 345
Almighty Maker of my frame......... 543
Almighty Saviour, gracious............ 601
Aloud we sing the wondrous...... 1 p. 258
Amazing grace! and
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Am I a soldier of the cross...
Amid the splendours of thy
And am I only born.....
And art thou with us....
And be it so, that, till this hour...... 230
And can my heart aspire so high.... 278
And cid the holy and the just ......... 485
And have I, Christ, no love to... 1 p 252
And is the gospel peace and love...... 166
And is there a land far .... ...........1142
And must I part with all I have 281
And will th' eternal King ......... 1 p. 298

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Beyond the glittering....
Bless'd be the tie that binds....
Bless'd Comforter, balm .......... 3 p.
Bless'd Father, and Son, and
Bless'd is the man whose heart 1 p. 523
Bless'd Jesus, source of grace........ 208
Bless'd men, who stretch their...... 292
Bless'd union! in Eden........... 2 p. 440
Blessed are the sons of God........... 94
Blessed be the Power
Blessed Redeemer, how divine ...... 242
Blessings attend thee............... 3p. 515
Blest be the dear ....
.... 2 p. 398
Blow ye the trumpet, blow .............
Bread of heaven, on thee....... 2 p. 482
Bread of our life .................. 2 p. 477
Breast the wave
............1165
Brethren, let us freely
2 p. 434
Britons, now your harvest........ 3 p. 505
Bud of being
2 p. 515
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CHEERFULLY my soul shall 6 p. 524
Children of the heavenly
Christ our passover, is slain
Christ the Lord is risen to-day
Christ watches o'er the embers... 2p. 563
Church of Christ! awake! arise 4 p. 570
Come, Abram's sons
2 p. 173
Come all who truly .............. 2 p. 473
Come, brethren, ere we
610
Come, Christian brethren, ere... 1 p. 394
Come every pious heart
Come, gracious Spirit
Come, guilty souls, and flee ...... 1 p. 376
Come, Holy Ghost, all.............. 4 p. 211
Come, Holy Ghost, our.............. 629
Come, Holy Ghost, thine .......... 7p. 479
Come, Holy Spirit, come ......... 2 p. 211
Come, humble sinner, in whose ....... 355
Come in, thou blessed.............. 3 p. 473
Come in, ye blessed. ........ 4 p. 473

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Come now, ye sinners ........ 3 p. 353
| Come, saints and adore him............ 615
Come, see on bloody Calvary
Come, sinners, saith the..........
Come, thou Almighty King
Come, thou desire of
Come, thou fount of every. ....
Come, thou long expected Jesus
Come, thou soul-transforming
Come, weary souls, with sin
Come, ye disconsolate.............. 9 p. 564
Come, ye humble, contrite...... 3 p. 453
Come, ye redeemed of.

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175

Come, ye sinners, poor and ...... 1 p. 115
| Come, ye souls by sin
11 p. 116
Come ye that fear the Lord ..... 437
Come ye that love the Saviour's
Command thy blessing from............ 591
Compared with Christ in all ............ 204
Confirm the hope thy word............ 593
Creator, Saviour......
Creator Spirit! by.............
4 p. 206
Curst be the man, for ever curst ...... 52

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Dear Friend of friendless sinners
Dear Lord, and shall thy Spirit 213
Dear Lord, and will thy.
Dear Lord, though bitter is the...... 264
Dear Lord, why should I.......... 2 p. 288
Dear refuge of my weary soul ...... 316
Dear Saviour, if our ............... 11 p. 515
Dear Saviour, make me wise to 244
Dear Saviour, we are thine....
Dear Saviour, when my thoughts
Dear Saviour, with thy
Dear Shepherd of thy people
340
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Dearest Saviour, help thy
Death is an awful word............ 2 p. 580-
Deathless principle........... 6 p. 561.
Death reigns beneath............ 2 p. 577
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For a season call'd to part.........
2 p. 515
Forbid them not......
16 p. 515
For ever to behold him shine... 3 p. 583
Forgiveness, 'tis a joyful sound..... 87
For love paternal, rich, and free...... 637
Forth from the... 10 p. 515
Fountain of mercy....
Frequent the day of God returns
..... 350
Friend after friend departs
...... 6 p. 553
From Egypt lately come........ 3 p. 305
From every earthly pleasure
5 p. 585
From Greenland's icy.......... 6 p. 418
From the mount of.....
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GENTLE Saviour, look on me... 5 p. 524
Give glory to God, ye children 660
Give to the winds thy fears...... 4 p. 306
Glorious things of thee............ 1 p. 418
Glory be to God above...... 5 p. 440
Glory to God on high .................... 387
Glory to God who reigns above......... 185
Glory to God with joyful

663

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Do not I love thee, O my Lord ...... 425
Do we with humble................ 5 p. 473
Does God, the ever good........... 3 p. 322
Does Jehovah his children ....... 4 p. 564
Dost thou my profit seek......... 1 p. 540
EARTH has engross'd my love 588
Emptied of earth I fain.......... 1 p. 212
Encompass'd with clouds of ........... 220
Encourage my heart............... 6 p. 542
Endless praises
619
Enquire, ye pilgrims, for the........ 405
Enslaved by sin, and bound in.................... 70
Ere Christ ascended to his....... 2 p. 454
Ere I sleep, for every............. 2 p. 496
Eternal Father, throned
Eternal God, almighty cause..... 2
Eternal God, enthroned on high 1 p. 524
Eternal Power, whose high
26
Eternal source of every good 3 p.
Eternal source of every joy............
Eternal Spirit, heavenly.
460
Eternal Spirit, source of.......... 1 p. 211
Eternal Wisdom, thee we praise...... 29 |
Eternity is just at hand............ 548 Glory to the eternal King......... 1 p. 10
Europe, speak the mighty name...... 676 Glory to thee, my God, this...... 1 p. 496
Exalted Prince of Life, we own......
269 God in the gospel of his Son ............ 54
Exert thy power, thy
2 p. 418 God is a name my soul adores
God look'd from
FAIN, O my babe, I'd ............................. 3 p. 336
Fair Sion's King, we suppliant 417
Faith adds new charms to............. 218
Faith, 'tis a precious grace...... 2 p. 217
Farewell, my friends below..........1173
Farewell, poor world, I must .........1153
Farewell to sadness......................1146
Far from the world ............. 3 p. 331
Father, at thy call I come.................................. 270
Father divine, thy piercing eye......
Father, God, who seest in me.........
Father, how wide thy glory
112
Father, is not thy promise........ 2 p. 419
Father of all, before............... 20 p. 515
Father of all, by whom............ 17 p. 515
Father of all, thy care we bless....... 333
Father of all, to thee
653
Father of faithful Abram ......... 1 p. 422
Father of glory, to thy name ..........
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Father of mercies, bow thine ......... 426
Father of mercies, in thy house 407
Father of mercies, in thy word
Father of mercies, send thy ............ 257
Father of the human
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Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Father, Son, and Holy
Father, Son, and Holy
Father, Spirit, and Son
Father, whate'er of earthly, bliss...... 319.

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Go, favour'd Britons...............
4 p. 418
Go forth, ye saints, behold........ 4 p. 421
Go, said the voice of.... .......... 5 p. 418
Go teach the nations, and......... 1 p. 454
Go to the grave in all thy glorious 5 p. 566
Grace from on high.
Grace, 'tis a charming
............. 2 p. 111
Gracious Lord, as thou hast............ 595
Gracious Lord, as thou............. 6 p. 515
Gracious Lord, incline............. 1 p. 296
Grant us, Lord, some.......
.... 2 p. 373
Grant us, Lord, thy gracious ......... 589
Great Author of th' immortal...........
Great Comforter, we cry........... 4 p. 215
Great Father of mankind............... 406
Great Former of this various .........
Great God, amid the darksome 1 p. 199
Great God, and wilt..................
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