The Congregational Psalmist: A Companion to All the New Hymn-Books, Providing Tunes, Chorales, and Chants for the Metrical Hymns and Passages of Scripture Contained in Those Books; First Section, Tunes and Chorales (Classic Reprint)

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It is proper, perhaps, to state, that in the preparation of this work I am responsible for the selection of the Tunes, for the Introductory Notices, and for the general arrangement of the book; Dr. Gauntlett's responsibility being restricted to his arrangements of the Tunes put into his hands. The same division of responsibility applies to the companion volume of Chants. And this enables me to say, that for the patient care, the consummate skill, simplicity, and beauty with which Dr. Gauntlett has clothed these melodies, as also for the very valuable original tunes which he has contributed, I cannot sufficiently express my obligation.

Some arrangements of an older character have been retained, but the general aim has been to enshrine the spirit of the older harmonists in the forms of the present day.

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