Excerpt from Psalter Hymns: For Use in Families, Sabbath Schools and Bible Classes, Young People's Societies, Prayer Meetings, and Union Services His praise-book has a notable feature. It is the first to use the E text of the Uniform Version of the Psalms approved in 1909'by the Joint Committee of nine American and Canadian Churches, and adopted in 1910 by the United Presbyterian Church. After years of waiting, the inspired Psalter has been rendered into choice English verse, such as the modern standards of literary taste demand. At the same time, along with smoother and more poetic diction, the form and color of the original have been retained substantially, and especially has care been taken against sacrificing anything of its sober dignity. In the thought of many this metrical translation of the Divine Hymnal, because of its excellence and its undenominational character, is destined to meet with broad acceptance among the Churches and become historic. The present book is made up of one hundred and four selections from the new Version, and is meant to serve for families, Sabbath schools and Bible classes, young people's societies, prayer - meetings, and union services. The music employed is worthy of the Psalms, and with this it is thoroughly singable, being marked by simple and per suasive melody, easy rhythm, and moderate compass. The tunes com prise many old-time favorites, besides which there are fifty-two taken from outside printed sources and six newly composed by that popular author, Charles H. Gabriel. Twenty - seven chorus numbers, with some of the lighter strains in their measures, have been introduced. An index of first and special lines and one of composers are appended The Editorial Committee sends this book forth on its missmn in the assurance that the matchless hymns of the Psalter here embodied, full as they are of the breath of the Lord, will enrich the service of praise and minister to the spiritual life of God's redeemed children. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.