to give unto them the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness."-Isaiah lxi. 1-3. LONDON: J. HADDON, 3, BOUVERIE STREET, FLEET STREET. PREFACE. THIS Book appeals to the sympathies of a large class. The Editor's object has been to make a Selection of Hymns exclusively adapted to yield consolation and support to those who " are anyways afflicted or distressed in mind, body, or estate;" aiming thereby to lead the mind to true and elevated sources of relief. The Editor was surprised to find, after examining very many books, how few Hymns were strictly available for the purposes contemplated by this Volume. A large number, therefore, of the Hymns now printed are original, and contributed expressly for this Work; while many of those which have already appeared in other col lections are here inserted by the kind permission of their respective authors. The Editor's thanks are therefore due, and are hereby presented to those who have kindly allowed the use of their compositions in this volume, especially to the Author of "The Three Wakings," for Nos. 76, 85, 102, and 103; and to the kind friend whose hymns are indicated by an Asterisk. All the hymns that are original are of course copyright. |