Psalms and hymns
Subtitle: with the catechism, confession of faith, and liturgy, of the Reformed Dutch Church of North America
By: Selected at the request of the General Synod. By John H. Livingston. To which are added the additional hymns, and the canons of the Synod of Dordrecht, with ... index
Contributors: Livingston, John Henry, 1746-1825, compiler
Publisher: G.W. Mentz & Son
Published: 1839
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 592
Other titles: Bible. Psalms.; Canons of Dort.; Heidelberg catechism.
Notes: Stereotyped by J. Fagan, Philadelphia.

Psalms; 147 hymns, some with several parts; additional hymns 17 doxologies; catechism [etc.]. Many of the 147 hymns are divided into parts totalling variously, 273, 274, and 275 hymns.

A committee appointed by the General Synod of 1788, published in 1789 a new Psalm book, containing, by request, some well-composed hymns. In 1814 Dr. Livingston expanded the collection of hymns. The Synod adopted his book which became the basis of the denominational hymnody. In 1831 it became Book 1 of the enlarged edition, and the 172 Additional hymns became Book 2--C.f. Benson.