OUR CHURCH HYMNODY

An Essay and ReviewYour review is most carefully written, and is, in my Opinion, admirable. Indeed, I have scarcely ever read anything of the kind with which, from first to last, 1 more fully agreed and I don t think there is a Single point in your criticism with which I do not fully go with you, both on matters relating to the hymns as well as the tunes. In your praise and censure you evince great impartiality, and your review will, I think, prove of service to the cause Of good music over here, by Strengthening the hands of those who are striving for its advancement.The writer has endeavoured to be impartial throughout. Should any readers consider some of his strictures too severe, he would urge that in none of them is there malicious intent, he has only endeavoured to expose some anomalies, Shams, and abuses connected with the subject in such plain terms that no one Shall be able to ignore their existence, or have excuse for maintaining them.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.