THE Augustine Wyuu Book. A Hymnal for all Churches. COMPILED BY DAVID THOMAS, D.D., EDITOR OF "THE HOMILIST," "HOMILITICAL COMMENTARY," "BIBLICAL LITURGY," ETC., ETC. "A hymn must be praise-praise to God-and this in the form of song." Augustine. "That hymns should be addressed to God one would not expect to find doubt- Quarterly Review, 1862. London: F. PITMAN, 20, PATERNOSTER ROW. PREFACE. AT the announcement of this work, some reader will probably exclaim, "Another Hymnal! are not all congregations well supplied, and in some A considerable reduction in price is made to Congregations adopting the AUGUSTINE HYMN Book. not about Him, still less about themselves, as they do in the great bulk of compositions called hymns. This principle, which certainly appears true to common sense, is everywhere recognised in the Bible as the true idea of a hymn, hence we are commanded to "sing unto Him;" "sing psalms unto Him." Again, "Come, let us sing unto the Lord, let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation." And again, "Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms." The New Testament idea of a hymn agrees exactly with that of the Old. It is said that Paul and Silas, when in the prison at midnight, "sang praises unto God." And St. Paul calls upon the Colossians |