A COLLECTION OF BRITISH HYMNS PRINTED FROM THE GENUINE TEXTS WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE HYMN WRITERS BY THE REV. CHARLES ROGERS LL.D., F.S.A.SCOT. "How beautiful is Genius when combined The tones of earthly harp, whose chords are touched Upon Religion's shrine." PROFESSOR WILSON LONDON LONGMANS, GREEN & CO. MDCCCLXVII F.I.G. Το WILLIAM EUING, Esq., F.S.A.Scot., Glasgow. MY DEAR SIR, An examination of your rare Collection of the works of British Hymn-writers enabled me to constitute the basis of the present work. In the perfecting of my design, I have received from you many obligations. Now that the labour of nine years is consummated in the appearance of this volume, I inscribe it to you, as a token of my esteem. That the Hymns contained in this Collection, which have cheered myself under the cloud of trial, may prove a source of consolation to you in the valley of years, and may be to both of us a foretaste of the Songs of the Redeemed, is the earnest desire and prayer of My dear Sir, Your very obedient faithful servant, CHARLES ROGERS. |