Our Own

Hymn-Book

a collection of

Psalms And Hymns

for

Public, Social, And Private Worship

compiled by

C. H. Spurgeon.

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London:

Passmore And Alabaster,

Paternoster Buildings.

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1883.

Preface

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OUR congregation has long used two hymn-books; namely, the comprehensive edition of “Dr. Rippon’s Selection,” and “Dr. Watts’s Psalms and Hymns.” Despite the judgment of many to the contrary, we believe that the store of spiritual songs contained in these two volumes is not excelled, even if equalled by any compilation extant; and we should most probably have been very well content with those books had it not been for difficulties connected with the remarkably complex arrangement of their contents. To strangers it was no small task to discover the hymn selected for singing; for, in the first place, there were two books, which was in itself an evil; but the matter was made far worse by the fact that these two volumes were each a puzzle to the uninstructed; Rippon with its parts innumerable, and Watts with first, second, and third books. The providence of God brings very many new hearers within the walls of our place of worship, and many a time have we marked their futile researches and pitied the looks of despair with which they have given up all hope of finding the hymns.

Contents

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SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS

The Adorable Trinity in Unity:—

Doxologies

God the Father:—

Adoration of God, 19, 36, 44, 45, 47, 57, 65–68, 76, 81, 92, 97, 99, 100, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 113–115, 117, 118, 138, 146–150

Attributes of God, 45, 65, 75, 82, 94, 139

Acts of God

Creation and providence, 19, 75, 93, 111

Predestination in connection with grace

The covenant

Our Lord Jesus:—

Deity and incarnation, 8

Life on earth, 41

Sufferings and death, 69

Seen of angels

Resurrection and ascension, 2, 24

In heaven, 21

Second Advent, 50

Names and titles, 23, 74

His praise, 9, 22, 27, 29, 31, 37, 45, 48, 57, 71, 72, 78, 92, 95–99, 101, 105, 110, 111, 116, 134–136, 144–146

The Work of grace as a whole

The Holy Spirit

Man:—

Fallen, 1

The Holy Scriptures

The Gospel:—

Its excellence, 3, 85

Its invitations, 2

Its expostulations

Stated, 49

Received by faith, 126

The Christian:—

Contrite cries, 28, 30, 35, 38, 51, 55, 68, 77, 79, 86, 88, 102, 128, 130, 141

Conflict and encouragement, 22, 25, 42, 54, 61, 64, 70, 80–83, 86, 88, 109, 116, 120, 124, 125, 140

Holy anxiety, 14

Desires after holiness, 58, 119

Renunciation of the world

Dedication to God, 1

Longing for perseverance in grace

Courage and confidence, 5, 60, 62, 121, 142

Peaceful trust, 3, 4, 10, 15, 52, 127–129

Zeal

Patience and resignation, 131

Humility

Sacred gratitude, 18, 32–84

Joy and peace, 32

Christian Privileges,

Adoption

Unchanging love, 74–89

Security in Christ, 3, 11, 20, 46, 53, 59, 90, 91

Final preservation

Support in affliction, 6, 7, 12, 13, 40, 43, 56, 73, 81, 143

A happy portion, 23, 73, 112

Union to Christ

Communion with Jesus

Death

Burial

Resurrection

Aspirations for heaven, 17, 137

Heaven

State of the Lost, 73

The Church, ...