Excerpt from Winnowed Hymns: A Collection of Sacred Songs, Especially Adapted for Revivals, Prayer and Camp Meetings It is not presumed that all the wheat from the great harvest of song has been gathered into this little garner. We simply claim that no chaff is here. In compiling "Winnowed Hymns" we have yielded to a long cherished desire to collect our favorites from many books into one. Our object has been to select such hymns as will be found intensely devotional, therefore we do not hesitate to say that "Winnowed Hymns" will prove one of the most valuable works ever issued for Camp Meetings, Praise and Social Meetings. We confess to a great desire that our little book should be extensively used at the Family Altar. Holy song should always constitute part of our worship there. No pressure of business, no household cares should ever cause the omission of a song of praise to Him "who maketh for us the out-going of the morning and evening to rejoice." We have endeavored to make "Winnowed Hymns" in every respect what its title would convey - a compilation of the best selections from the extensive copyrights of the Publishers and others, embracing the never-to-be-forgotten songs of Wm. B. Bradbury, I. B. Woodbury, Rev. R. Lowry, W. H. Doane, S. J. Vail, Hubert P. Main, Wm. G. Fischer, Asa Hull, Rev. L. Hartsough, &c., &c. We desire to make special acknowledgement of kind services and valuable suggestions rendered to us by Rev. W. McDonald, Mr. John C. Middleton and others, and for the deep interest taken by them in the success of this work. 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.