Excerpt from Hymn Treasures Their number is legion. This does not mean that every hymn is a treasure. There are worthless hymns as truly as there are worth less gems. Yet a careful examination of any standard hymnal will reveal a surprisingly large number of really great hymns, besides a multi tude of useful lyrics which could ill be spared. When it is remembered that no one book con tains all the valuable hymns, some conception of their number can be gained. Concerning their variety it may be said that there are three 'classes of hymn treasures; namely, historical, literary, and devotional. All hymns worthy the name belong to one of these classes, some to more than one, and a few to all three. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.