The English Hymn Its Development And Use in Worship
The English Hymn Its Development And Use in Worship
Louis F Louis Fitzgerald Benson
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Watts' Hymns may be called the first hymn book of American Presbyterianism, disregarding the proposed book of 1787. The second was an independent local ven- ture, with two title pages : A Version of the Book of Psalms, selected from the most approved I'ersions. . . . Approved of by the Presbytery of Charleston: and A Collection of Hymns for public and private ivorship. Approved of by the Presbytery of Charleston, (both) Charleston, Printed by '"'E. G. In the Third Church of Philadelphia, Sept. ...29, 1788. 194 THE ENGLISH HYMN /. Mclver, No. 47, Bay, MDCCXCVI. This book was pre- pared by Dr. George Buist of Charleston with the advice of Dr. Hugh Blair.^^^ The hymns are from many sources, including the English Arian hymn books, and with a preference for the Scottish Paraphrases. The book was used by the Presbyterian churches in the city and neighbor- hood of Charleston until at least 1809.^^*^ What must be regarded as the third Presbyterian hymn book was the small collection annexed by President Dwight to his revision of Watts' Imitations for the Connecticut Association, to take the place of Barlow's; inasmuch as these hymns were specifically allowed by the General As- sembly of 1802, in connection with the revised Psalms, and at the same time as the allowance of Watts' Hymns.^^^ The Assembly had cooperated in securing Dwight's revision of the Imitations, as it had cooperated with other projects of the Connecticut Association; but apparently without shar- ing the prejudice aroused by Barlow and without much interest in the results of Dr.
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