Without music.

284 numbered hymns, etc. short title header, running header "Revival hymns"--p. 3-186 [2 numbers (266, 267) for children (p. 182) ; 17 benedictions and doxologies, nos. 268-284 (p. 183-188)]

Includes indexes : Classified ... of subjects--p. 187-189 ; ... to Social Hymns--p. 190-192.

"... A previous, and much smaller edition, proved of great utility .... In out-door meetings, frontier settlements, social and family worship, and even in the more public services of the house of prayer, ... emotions of Christian hearts may find utterance in these 'Social Hymns'" ; "Several ... partly or entirely original, and some others ... not ... published before in this country. Tunes for some of the hymns in the more unusual meters ... among the specimen pages of my 'Pilgrim Harp'" ; "... hoped that ... a Hymn Book, and a Hymn and Tune Book, arranged to correspond to each other, portable in form ... may yet be produced ...."--Pref. verso t.p. Hastings, Scriptural Tract Repository, 19 Lindall St. Boston. July 11, 1865 [with notice of copyright])

Topics [alphabetically from Classified index of subjects] : Advent ; Assurance ; Aspiration ; Baptism ; Benediction ; Burials ; Children's ; Communion ; Consecration ; Consolation ; Crucifixion ; Dedication ; Doxology ; Entering fellowship ; Evening ; Faith ; Fellowship ; Grace ; Holiness ; Holy Spirit ; Home ; Invitation ; Jerusalem ; Judgment ; Marriage ; Ministry ; Morning hymns ; New year ; Parting ; Penitence ; Pilgrimage ; Praise ; Prayer ; Refreshing ; Refuge ; Resignation ; Resurrection ; Salvation ; Signs of the times ; Table hymns ; The blood ; The cross ; The day-dawn ; The kingdom ; The prospect ; The redeemed ; Warfare ; Warning ; Worship.

Soft manila covers decorated with leaf design on black relief : front with lyre and laurel accompanying title, and bearing additional publication information ["... Published by H.L. Hastings ..... (Note: If you wish to keep this book, please leave Ten Cents with the leader of this meeting )"] ; back with publisher's advertisements ; t.p. with : "Price: in paper, 10c, flexible cloth, 20c, extra cloth, 30c."

Burke Library copy: Fiftieth thousand.

Rare Book copy 1: Thirteenth thousand. Binding: pebbled black cloth wrapper, with title in blind: Social hymns.

Rare Book copy 2: Twentieth thousand. Binding: printed paper wrapper, publisher's advertisement on p. [4] of wrapper.

Rare Book copy 2: From the library of D. T. Taylor, with an ownership inscription.

Gift; Mr. & Mrs. Alfred C. & Madeleine Berol; 1966.

Gift; Mr. & Mrs. Alfred C. & Madeleine Berol; 1966.