The psalms hymns & spiritual songs of the Old and New Testament, faithfully translated into English metre. Being the New-England Psalm-book revised and improved: by an endeavour after a yet nearer approach to the inspired original, as well as to the rules of poetry. With an addition of fifty other hymns on the most important subjects of Christianity; with their titles, placed in order, from-- The fall of angels and men, to-- Heaven after the general judgment.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748., Author.

Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758., Author.

Standardized Title:

Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Bay Psalm book.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Use in hymns--Early works to 1800.

Bible.

Bible. O.T. Psalms--Paraphrases, English--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],vi,340p. )

Edition:

The second edition. [Nine lines of Scripture texts].

Other Title:

Psalms hymns & spiritual songs of the Old and New Testament,

Place of Publication:

Boston, New-England : Printed by Thomas and John Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill, 1773.

Notes:

Revised by Thomas Prince. The preface, signed by Prince and dated Boston, May 26, 1758, includes a history of the New England Psalm book and an account of this improvement.

"Hymns, which are not versions of the Scriptures, but pious songs derived from them. By Dr. Watts, and others."--p. 307-340.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 12678

Holmes, T.J. Minor Mathers, 53-Z

English Short Title Catalog, W5102.

OCLC:

642792862