The Soldier's Hymn Book for Camp and Hospital

The Soldier's Hymn Book For Camp And Hospitalis a 19th-century devotional hymnal compiled for soldiers in camps and hospitals. The volume gathers hundreds of hymns organized by themes such as praise, penitence, Christian warfare, sickness, death, and consolation, and it includes an index of first lines and an index of subjects as well as prayers. The hymns repeatedly echo biblical texts, urging trust in God, courage in battle, and patience through suffering. The collection treats the Christian life as a fight and pilgrimage, urging daily prayer, steadfastness, and moral discipline, while offering comfort for wounds of body and soul. It includes the Lord's Prayer, doxologies, and prayers for country, family, and protection in times of danger. The Riverside Press edition, printed in Cambridge in 1863, situates this work within mid-19th-century American religious publishing for military communities. It serves as a devotional resource rather than a narrative or instructional text, inviting personal meditation, communal singing, and spiritual resilience for soldiers and those in hospitals.