Copy Book of Religious Hymns. Cover illustration - Pen Mightier than the Sword

Published by Benjamin B. Mussey & Co., 29 Cornhill, Boston, 1850

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This blank book was published by Benjamin B. Mussey & Co. sometime in the mid 1800s. The unknown owner of the book used it to copy hymns of a religious nature. There are six hymns in total in the book, "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" by James Montgomery (based on Matthew 25-40), "A Romish Lady", "The Orphan's Song", "The Gloom of Autumn" by Selah and Timothy Gridley, "Remember the Poor" by Rev, H G. Barrus and "Dying Hymn" by Alice Cary. Below is a quote from the "Dying Hymn":"Earth, with its dark and dreadful ills,Recedes and fades away;Lift up your heads, ye heavenly hills;Ye gates of death give way;My soul is full of whispered song -My blindness is my sight;The shadows that I feared so longAre full of life and light."The front cover has an engraving of a Prince meeting Clio, the Nymph of History, along with a parable. Essentially the parable is meant to show how the pen is mightier than the sword. Elaborate border decoration. On the back cover is a multiplication table as well as a list of other books sold by Mussey. No OCLC, Feb 2019.Blue-green wraps. Strong color. 24 unlined pages. Measures 8" x 6 3/4". Seller Inventory # 28016156

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Title: Copy Book of Religious Hymns. Cover ...

Publisher: Benjamin B. Mussey & Co., 29 Cornhill, Boston

Publication Date: 1850

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