"Good will to Men" GOOD-WILL SONGS A COMPILATION OF HYMNS AND TUNES ORIGINAL, SELECTED, AND ARRANGED FOR PRAISE AND PRAYER MEETINGS AND STATED CHURCH SERVICE "Oh! wed them ever to most noble thought, So the voice of thy soul, And thy throat's voice, be brought To fullness of perfect accord " BY STANFORD MITCHELL BOSTON UNIVERSALIST PUBLISHING HOUSE 1892 THE compiler of this book is altogether persuaded of the excellent quality of the Hymns and Tunes it contains. His chief care has been to cull from the abounding supply, and to discern and choose the best among much that is good. Every line of each hymn has been read repeatedly, and every word considered. Words and music have not been thrown together when the mechanical requirement of metre was obtained, but hymns and tunes have been wedded because of adaptation and fitness. While avoiding the thin and meaningless, caution has been exercised to exclude unnatural, unsingable mysteries, which, therefore, by some are deemed "classic." The subtle, indefinable power of some tunes, which, viewed mechanically, would be called simple, establishes the rank of such, and assures their continuance in favor. Several of the best of the "Gospel Hymns," popularly known as "Moody and Sankey" music, have been inserted, and large expense incurred to obtain permission of copyright owners. In the preparation of this book, the compiler has had the very valuable co-operation of Mrs. Mitchell, whose taste and judgment have been consulted throughout, and to whose musical skill are due several arrangements herein. It is believed that the compilation will commend itself to all of Christian Faith, and to all who, clearly or dimly, are possessed of the Christian Hope. "We faintly hear, we dimly see, In differing phrase we pray; BOSTON, December, 1882. STANFORD MITCHELL. University Press: John Wilson & Son, Cambridge. |