Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. Introduction XI
5. THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
6. The Psalters 3
7. Devotional Verse: English 61
8. Devotional Verse: Dutch, German, and Indian 91
9. THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
10. The Psalters 107
11. Patriotic Hymns 135
12. Denominational Hymns 147
13. Devotional Verse and Singing Masters’ Tunes 221
14. Hymns in Swedish, Dutch, and German 239
15. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
16. Hymns of War and Peace 273
17. Folk Hymns and Spirituals 293
18. Missionary Hymns 331
19. Christmas Carols 343
20. Sunday School Hymns 353
21. Revival and Gospel Hymns 363
22. Hymns of Reform 407
23. Denominational Hymns 415
24. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 641
25. The Commissioned Hymns 747
26. INDEXES 809
27. Acknowledgments 835