ANGLICAN HYMNOLOGY

Anglican Hymnology

BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE 325 STANDARD HYMNS

OF THE HIGHEST MERIT ACCORDING TO

THE VERDICT OF THE WHOLE

ANGLICAN CHURCH

BY

REV. JAMES KING, M.A.

AUTHORISED LECTURER TO THE PAlestine exPLORATION FUND'
VICAR OF ST. MARY'S, BERWICK-UPON-TWEED

LONDON

HATCHARDS, PICCADILLY

1885

THOMAS AND ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE, PRINTERS to HER MAJESTY.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION,

LIST OF HYMNALS COLLATED,

CHAPTER I.

HISTORY OF ANCIENT AND Medieval HymnoLOGY,

CHAPTER II.

FIRST RANK HYMNS: INDEX, Summary, anD ACCOUNT

OF EACH HYMN,

CHAPTER III.

SECOND RANK HYMNS: Index, SummarY, AND ACCOUNT

OF EACH HYMN,

CHAPTER IV.

THIRD RANK HYMNS: INDEX, SUMMARY, AND ACCOUNT

OF EACH HYMN,

.

CHAPTER V.

GENERAL SUMMARY AND INDEX of STANDARD HYMNS, .