, 1859-04-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THE SABBATH HYMN AND TUNE nooK; For the
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The above long expected work has excited
unusual expectations, both on account Of tho
reputation and facilities Of its authors. It is
printed in the best manner upon excellent pa
per- with large clear type, and elegantly nnd
substantially bound. In the quantity Of its
contents. it is the most complete work Of its
Kind eTer issued; containing 1890 hymns with
appropriate music, o4 do1ologies, Ss chants
with So selections for chanting, md q easy
anthems.
Ten years ngo, Rev. .. Edwards d. D. Of An
dover Theological Seminary !commcnced the
compilation Of hymns contained in this work.
When he died, Ills fellow professors, Rey. Drs.
Parks and Phelps revised the materials thus col
fccted and prosecuted the work still farther
until they found the necessity of having man
OF ripe musical taste and experiences associated
with them. Dr. Lowell Mason was induced to
join them in their labors For The last two
aad half geara this venerable trio have been
closely engaged in its completion, and the rc
suit is before us. Tint it will not entirely
please everybody is not to kesexpected, but af-
ter prett5Aarough e1am76Aation of its con.
tents, We fea eehddent in saying that it will do
more to oaAak:eongrcgat;onai singing PRACTICE.
o'e tnan !a e:ytm!ng Of the kind yet published
Is, IN eTery gay, so well fitted 10 take charge Of
the musical department Of such work. as Low
e4 Mason. Possessing excellent taste, pbi1an-
thFopic mind Hpentd bE d lifelong study Of 50.
cred must, 4nd hayia written more tunes tLat
ate familiar IL all Amican churches than any
best congregational ts book Of the are e We 34e
think this isexaesly whht he has done. We re-
crowning work Of his lie.
Besides containing more familiar music Than
any other book Of the kind, It has some features
Of special excellence, to which NC must briefly
At each opening Of the book is nrrsentcd =,
old tune q! on one page, and new one opposite.
50 ihat either may be sung to all the HYMNS on
both pages. as may be preferred. This Gives
scope for variety. Again, in all previous books
Of this kind, each old tune can 6e sung to ONLY
tnfee or four hymns; and as there is not more
than one really familiar tune to twenty hymns
the consequence has been that either ihe selec,
ton Of hymns must be painfully meaere. or else |
the congregation il frequently compelled to sinr
neE tunes; This difficulty Is obviated in s The
Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book" by the repe-
t.t1on OF the familiar tunes to different selections
Of hynns~. Boylston, for example, occurs i've
t.mea, Hebron four times, Old Hundred threo
times, and 0rtonvitle twice. This enabIes a
congregation to ring wide range Of hymas.
and e1 81 not 60 ont of the range of their old /
iaFor1se tunes; Another feature Of this book il |
the ein6able character Of the new mua;c mnch
of which IL Likely soon to become popular. A |
it ls not desirable to havs the congregation sinr
more than two parts- melody and bass-the |
harmony Throughout the book ia made as com.
plete As possible with these parts Il taken alone
otnef points oi excellence ne must .leaYc our |