PASTOR OF THE SEVENTH BAPTIST CHURCH, BALTIMORE, Mɔ. J. B. JETER, PASTOR OF THE FIRST EAPTIST CHURCH, RICHMOND, va. BOSTON: GOULD AND LINCOLN. NEW YORK: LEWIS COLBY. PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1847, by GOULD, KENDALL, & LINCOLN, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. COMPANION FOR THE PSALMIST, Containing Original Music, arranged for Hymns in the Psalmist, of peculiar Character and Metre. By N. D. GOULD. A work designed, and the music written expressly to meet the wants of those who use the Psalmist. It is adapted to the numerous beautiful hymns of peculiar metre in this collection, few of which are to be found in other hymn books, and to none of which have any tunes been hitherto adapted. They are simple, and suitable for either private, social, or public devotion. The words and music, adapted to each other, are placed on the same page, and are a great convenience to singing choirs, as a companion for the Psalmist. Thirty-two pages, price $1.50 per dozen. BV 1-6 47 380 P97 PREFACE. 1847 THE Psalmist contains a copious supply of excellent hymns for the pulpit. We are acquainted with no collection of hymns combining, in an equal degree, poetic merit, evangelical sentiment, and a rich variety of subjects, with a happy adaptation to pulpit services. There is, however, a serious obstacle to its general use, especially in the South. Many hymns have acquired a high local popularity. Having been long in use, they are prized, not merely for their intrinsic worth, but for their tender and delightful associations. Old songs, like old friends, are more valued than new ones A number of the hymns best known, most valued, and most frequently sung in the South, are not found in the Psalmist. Without them, no hymn book, whatever may be its excellences, is likely to become generally or permanently popular in that region. To supply this deficiency in the Psalmist, as far as may be, is the design of the following Supplement. These hymns have been mostly selected, not on account of their poetic beauty, but their established popularity. They will, we think, be found not seriously defective as metrical compositions; but their chief excellence consists in their adaptation to interest and affect the heart. They are, with few exceptions, inserted as they are known and sung among us, without abridgment, or any attempt at improvement. If we are not deceived, they will form an acceptable appendix to the Psalmist. Adapted chiefly to social worship, they will, we trust, contribute greatly to the interest and profit of our prayer and protracted meetings Though this selection has been made with special reference to the taste and wants of the South, we know no reason why it should not be acceptable to other portions of the country. Many of the hymns in the Supplement are of high reputation in all parts of our country, as appears from the fact that they are found in almost every collection enjoying a local popularity. Supplying the place of the Chants in the Psalm1st, which, in many portions of our country, are seldom used, the Supplement will add very little to the bulk, and nothing to the price of the book. We now dedicate this small offering to the churches, earnestly imploring the "Father of Lights," that it may tend to increase the fervor of their devotions, and the spirituality of their minds. RICHARD FULLER, J. B. JETER. (4) |