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inferior, but of a different character. Many hymns have been corrected on the principles referred to. These corrections were also shewn to different brethren, but it is not expected that every one will be satisfied, certainly more might have been, and may be, done. The Editor has done the best he could, and, though none, unless he undertake it, can feel the difficulty, he believes the Lord has been with him. More may be added to the Appendix by further research, or original, but this will require time.

For convenience, the number of the hymns which remain are the same, new hymns having been substituted for the excluded ones, with the exception of 148( now 341), and 84( now 264).

Finally is added what perhaps should have come first the great principle in selecting and correcting has been that there should be nothing in the hymns for the assembly but what was the expression of, or at least consistent with the Christian's conscious place in Christ before the Father.

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The reader will kindly remark that there are changes necessitated by putting we" for " I," which, but for that, there would have been no occasion for.

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