Copyright, 1901, by THE BIGLOW & MAIN COMPANY. PREFACE. MONG the most important questions to be considered in selecting a new Hymn book for the the following... Are the hymus Evangelical, and of a high order of merit; and are the tunes such as will be sung by the Children and their Teachers?" Both of these questions can be satisfactorily answered in the affirmative, as regards the hymns and tuues in "Gems of Song for the Sunday School." In addition to the large number of new pieces, written especially for this work, by some of the most successful writers and composers of the present day, there will be found a very choice selection of the famous songs of Wm. B. Bradbury, the father of modern popular Sunday School music in this country. A number of singable classical pieces have been selected from the leading English bymnals, and given a place in this volume. The publishers of "Gems of Song," have never given to the public in one volume so large and valuable a collection of excellent pieces for Sunday Schools, as are found in this book. It contains 288 pages and is strongly bound in cloth. Fully realizing the impossibility of pleasing the taste of every one, in regard to what class of pieces should be used by our young people, we respectfully ask that a careful and impartial examination of these songs be made by our friends, feeling assured that such investigation will give great satisfaction to those who want one of the most useful and practical books of the day. THE AUTHORS. NOTICE.-The words and music of nearly every piece in this book are copyrighted in the United States, Great Britain and British Provinces, and cannot be reprinted in any form whatever, without the written permission of the owners. THE PUBlishers. M 1. In Zi-on's sa-cred gates, Let hymns of praise begin, Where acts of faith and love In ceaseless beauty 2. The trumpet's martial voice, The timbrel's softer sound. The or-gan's solemn peal United praise re 3. Rejoice! our Lord is King! Our God and King a-dore; Yea, all give thanks and sing, And triumph ever Up and Onward. FANNY J. CROSBY. CHAS. H. GABRIEL LO 5 and on-ward, Christian workers, Life is fleet-ing, do not stray; Great the har-vest, few the 2. Where the reapers bear their bur-dens In the toil and heat of day,-Where the golden sheaves are 3. Where the conflict fierce-ly rag-es On the battle-field to day, With our banner, shield and 4. Con se-crat-ed to the serv-ice Of our Sav-iour and our Lord; Ever faith-ful, true and Hear the deep, de-spair-ing call; Go and res-cue those that per-ish, Lend a help-ing hand to all. |