D W Lowden (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Softcover. Condition: GOOD. First Edition. Good. Scarce antique gospel hymnal, the first hymnal printing of 'Living for Jesus,' hymn No. 45, words by Thomas O. Chisholm & music by C. Harold Lowden. Unmarked. First Edition, First Printing, Stated. 1917. The Heidelberg Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Original tan manila paper wrappers w/ brown printed title, light surface soiling, minor corner creasing, light edge wear. Paper spine w/ splitting & paper loss along the lower third & spine ends, exposing the binding stitching. Partial separation & split paper along the inner gutter between the foreword & the first page, all pages appear present. Moderate age toning, minor edge nicks to outer margins, scattered light foxing spots to the title leaf. Complete four-part vocal musical notation throughout, 177 numbered musical selections & responsive scripture readings followed by 2 unpaginated topical index leaves. Approx. 128 pp. Octavo. Ships from the USA, quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Marking the first hymnal printing of Thomas O. Chisholm's gospel hymn 'Living for Jesus' at No. 45, Uplifting Songs: For Use in The Prayer Service, The Evangelistic Service, The Young People's Service, Conventions, Assemblies, The Home is a 1917 sacred music compilation issued during the height of the early twentieth-century American Protestant revival movement. Compiled and edited by church composer C. Harold Lowden alongside Christian education pioneer Rev. Rufus W. Miller, D.D., the work was produced by The Heidelberg Press in Philadelphia to supply four-part vocal arrangements across congregational prayer meetings, youth conventions, evangelistic rallies, and domestic devotional settings. Organized into thematic departmental sections, the volume encompasses 177 numbered hymns, gospel tunes, choruses, temperance songs, and responsive scripture readings with complete SATB vocal musical notation and keyboard arrangements. The musical selections reflect the collaborative work of gospel hymnists of the World War I era, closing with a topical and departmental index designed for church service leaders. Published in Philadelphia in 1917, the manila paper wrapper issue was the publisher's accessible congregational format, originally distributed in bulk to churches and youth assemblies. Surviving copies in this paper binding are documented in institutional hymnology repositories, and give researchers, choral historians, and hymn collectors a primary-source record of early twentieth-century American congregational worship and sacred song. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Contains eleven articles and numerous book reviews.