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Excerpt from Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service These hymns have been brought together for the use of the congregations that gather in the high tide of the year at the Isles of Shoals for their annual summer meetings. Hymns that breathe of the spirit of the outdoor world, the tranquillity of the summer sea and sky, the quiet of the season's withdrawal from the fret and custom of the busy world to be near to Nature's heart, have been especially sought out, and the tone of joyousness and exultant faith has been kept dominant; yet the needs of common worship in all its range of human interest have not been neglected. "The Hymns for Church and Home" has been used as the main source of this collection, and several page-plates have been taken from that book without change; but other sources, both American and English, have also been searched out, and our collection has been enriched by several hymns written expressly for this book, or appearing here for the first time for congregational uses. It is hoped that nothing has been included here that cannot be genuinely sung and honestly felt by those accustomed to worship in this place. Simplicity, sincerity, and spiritual earnestness have been the ideals kept uppermost in its preparation. 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.