Excerpt from A Collection of Hymns, and a Liturgy, for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches: To Which Are Added Prayers for Families and Individuals States hav ederived abundant supplies. The prev: alence of the English language, however, makes it necessary for many members of our communion to conduct their public worship, altogether, or in part, in that language, and of course to provide for them a compilation of English hymns. This has indeed been already attempted by several in dividuals. But as the selections, published by them, evidently admit of great improvement, an-r other Was ordered to be prepared by a committee appointed for that purpose by the Lutheran Synod of the state of new-york, convened at Rhinebeck in September, A. D. 1812; and, in compliance With this order, the following work'is printed. It is not pretended, to be as perfect as could be wished, nor are all its parts of equal value. But the materials, of Which it is composed, have been chosen With no little care and consideration. 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.