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This book contains a selection of standard anthems which, in the judgment of these experienced choirmasters and ministers, are especially adapted for use in the service of worship of Liberal Christian churches.

The words and music have been carefully scrutinized by members of the Committee for the Improvement of Church Music appointed by the American Unitarian Association.The anthems are commended for their admirable musical quality and for their adaptation to the purposes of Christian worship.Originally published in 1905. ... Read more

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:IIIGreat is the Lord, who hath created the multitude of the heavenly hosts, and spread out the clear firmament with its cheerful array of shining stars;Who hath set the sun in the expanse of the sky to serve him as a marvelous instrument, and as a sign which shall not be removed;And hath made the moon, a lesser light, to enlighten the night season, and as an ornament to gladden the lowly places of the earth.At the commandment of the Lord they appeared in their order, and because his right hand sustaineth them they have never fainted in their course.Yea, the heavens are his, the earth also is his; as for the world and the fullness thereof, he hath founded them;The north and the south he hath created them; the day is his, the night also is his; for he hath prepared the light and the sun.By his strength the Lord hath divided the seas; and by his might hath he set all the borders of the earth;Yea, he hath made summer and winter, and heat and cold, and springtime and harvest, and plenty and also drought.Behold, the hands of the Lord have compassed the heavens about with the circle of the rainbow:Very beautiful is the brightness thereof; and the hands of the Most High have bended it.At his command the heavy clouds gather above the earth; yea, they fly across the heavens;And at the word of the Lord the swift lightnings cleave the firmament, and open the storehouses of his abundant waters for the refreshment of the earth.Before the power of the Lord the mountains are shaken, and the forests stand in awe and tremble;And at his command the flood-gates of the heavens are opened and the fruitful rain descendeth in plentiful showers;It falleth among the hills and causeth the waterbrooks to burst forth with gladness;It envelopeth t... ... Read more