Excerpt from Psalms and Hymns, Adapted to the Service of the Church of England, and for Occasional Use: Partly Original, and Partly Extracted From Various Authors Music and Poetry are never more properiy employed than in celebrating the praises, and extolling the perfections of that bountiful Creator who tuned the voice to sing, and formed the ear to enjoy the sounds of harmony: nor is any part of divine worship more delightful and animating than the smging of a devout congregation, whose praises ascend in concert to the throne of the redeemer. It is therefore matter of serious regret, that in many parish churches this service should be performed in a manner! Calculated to pro duce contempt and disgust, rather than to excite devotion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.