Park, Edwards A.; Phelps, Austin; Mason, Lowell. The Sabbath Hymn Book : for the Service of Song in the House of the Lord. New York: Mason Brothers, (1858). [12214]
Black cloth bordered in blind, publisher's emblem in blind to both boards, title in gilt to spine, a little edge-wear, 6 1/4 x 5 inches. Gray end papers, 350 generally clean pp., a few smudges in the text. Good. Hardcover.
1290 hymns, 24 doxologies, 58 chants, with extensive indices.
Words only, no music, metre noted.
The three men who wrote the introduction - Park, Phelps, and Mason - were prominent Congregationalists, with Lowell Mason being one of the most prolific and successful music composers & publishers of the era.
