Excerpt from The Advent Christian Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and Tunes for Public and Social Worship The Lord through the Psalmist exhorts those who would worship him, to enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. One of the means for carrying out this exhortation is by the use of hymns designed to implant gratitude and spiritual devotion in the minds and hearts of the people. In the preparation of the Advent Christian Hymnal the Commit tee have had the above purpose in view. Nearly all the hymn books of the various denominations have been placed under contribution, and a careful selection made therefrom. We would here gratefully acknowledge the kindness of the publishers and authors, who have so generally granted us permission to use their copyright hymns and tunes. Among other especially noteworthy features in this Hymnal, we call particular attention to the following: The very clear and legible Size of the type in both the words and music. 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.