CONTENTS

PREFACE

EXPLANATORY NOTES

AN INTRODUCTION TO OUR HYMNS AND TUNES

BOOK I Hymns for Worship and Praise WORSHIP PRAISE AND

BOOK II Hymns for Children 403. A gladsome hymn of praise we sing Ambrose N. Blatchford , 1842-1924

BOOK III Gospel Songs 437. We praise Thee, O God Wm. Paton Mackay , 1839-85

BOOK IV The Christian Year in Chorales CALL TO WORSHIP 505.

BOOK V Metrical Psalms 575. That man hath perfect blessedness Psalm I Scottish Psalter , 1650

BOOK VI Responses 601. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts

PRINCIPAL WORKS CONSULTED General

Index of Scripture Texts

Topical Index of the Metrical Psalms

Index of Composers and Sources of Tunes

Index of Authors, Translators, and Sources

Index of Tunes

Index of Original First Lines of Translations

Index of First Lines

Transcriber's Notes

By
Lester Hostetler, B. D.
Coeditor, The Mennonite Hymnary

General Conference of the Mennonite Church of North America
Board of Publications
Newton, Kansas
1949

Copyright, 1949, by the General Conference of Mennonites,
Board of Publications
Printed by the Brethren Publishing House, Elgin, Illinois