Words-only hymn texts issued in 1890 on white cardboard by the Christian Science Publishing Society

“Be true and list the voice within” by Kate L. Colby

  • Hymn 20 (1932). Tune: PIXHAM.
  • Hymn 37 (1892). Tune: FEDERAL STREET.
  • Hymn 416 (1932).Tune: LINWOOD.

“Blest are the sons of peace” by unknown author.

  • Tune: BOYLSTON.

“God is the refuge of His saints” by unknown author

“Hath not thy heart within thee burned” by Stephen F. Bulfinch

  • Hymn 16 (1892). Tune: ZEPHYR.
  • Hymn 94 (1932). Tune: UFFINGHAM.

“Man is the noblest work of God” by Alice Dayton

  • Hymn 47 (1892). Tune: OAKVILLE.
  • Hymn 51 (1932). Tune SPOHR.
  • Hymn 52 (1932). Tune: ST. MATTHEW.

“Nearer, my God, to thee” by Sarah F. Adams

  • Hymn 158 (1892).
  • Hymn 192 (1932). Tune: BETHANY.

“O Love divine, whose constant beam” by John Greenleaf Whittier

  • Hymn 34(1892). Tune: WARD.
  • Hymn 229 (1932). Tune: CONSTANCY.

“O Love! O Life! Our faith and sight” by John Greenleaf Whittier.

  • Hymn 71(1892). Tune: SIMPSON.
  • Hymn 230 (1932). Tune: SIMPSON.
  • Hymn 231 (1932). Tune: RADLETT.

“Oh! ever on our earthly path” by unknown author

  • Hymn 52 (1892). Tune: MANOAH.

“Onward, Christian, though the region” by Samuel Johnson

  • Hymn 113 (1892). Tune: BARTIMEUS.
  • Hymn 208 (1892). Tune: COURAGE.
  • Hymn 265 (1932). Tune: STUTTGART.

“Our God is love, and all his saints” by Thomas Cotterill

  • Hymn 73 (1892). Tune: AVON.
  • Hymn 266 (1932). Tune: MARTYRDOM.

“Scorn not the slightest word or deed” by unknown author

  • Hymn 48 (1892). Tune: OAKSVILLE.
  • Hymn 303 (1932). Tune: ST. HUGH.

“They who seek the throne of grace” by unknown author

  • Hymn 141 (1892). Tune: DIJON.
  • Hymn 341 (1932). Tune: PEACEFIELD.

“Thou art the way; to thee alone” by George W. Doane

  • Hymn 75 (1892). Tune: NEBER.
  • Hymn 343 (1932). Tune: STRACATHRO.
  • Hymn 344 (1932). Tune: ST. ANDRE.
  • Hymn 429 (1932).Tune: BOSTON.

“Tis my happiness below,” by unknown author

“Truth comes alike to all” by Stanley J. Avery

  • Hymn 160 (1892). Tune: ITALIAN HYMN.
  • Hymn 355 (1932). Tune: SERUG.

“While thou, O my God” by William Young

  • Hymn 174 (1892). Tune: PORTUGUESE HYMN.
  • Hymn 389 (1932). Tune: O CHRISTLICHE HERZEN.

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