A Hymn and prayer-book. For the use of such Lutheran churches as use the English language. / Collected by John C. Kunze; D.D. Senior of the Lutheran clergy in the state of New-York. ; [Two lines from Colossians].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kunze, John C. (John Christopher), 1744-1807, compiler.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 28939.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lutheran Church--Catechisms.

Lutheran Church.

Lutheran Church--Prayers and devotions.

Lutheran Church--Hymns.

Lutherans.

Genre:

Prayers and devotions.

Hymnals.

Catechisms.

Prayers.

Devotional literature.

Hymns.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 300 pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 163 pages)

Place of Publication:

New-York: : --Printed and sold by Hurtin and Commardinger, numbers 450, Pearl-Street. (With privilege of copy right.), 1795.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

(163 pages at end) The liturgy of the Lutheran Church

Epistles and Gospels

Dr. Martin Luther's catechism

The order of salvation

A short account of the Christian religion

A short account of the Lutheran Church

The seven pentitential psalms and prayers.

Notes:

The first Lutheran hymn book printed in English. Contains the earliest surviving translation of Luther's Shorter catechism. Cf. Dictionary of American biography.

Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription.

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 28939).

Cited in:

Evans 28939

Contains:

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546. Kleine Katechismus. English

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.