Edited by Rev. George H. Badger (1859-1954). Since the book was intended for use at the summer meetings on the Isles of Shoals, off Portsmouth, N. H., the religious interpretation of nature is strongly emphasized. The book contains 219 hymns and 96 tunes, mostly selected from Hymns for Church and Home [(41)], but nine of them are original contributions to this book, some with lines referring directly to the island setting or history. Both words and music represent the highest standards at the time of publication, and the book is an exceptional collection of hymns expressing this aspect of religion.
45. The New Hymn and Tune Book—American Unitarian Association: Boston, 1914.
Edited by a commission: Rev. Samuel A. Eliot (1862-1950), Chairman; Rev. Henry Wilder Foote, (II), (1875-____), Secretary; Rev. Rush R. Shippen, (1828-1911), Rev. Lewis G. Wilson, (1858-1928).
Nominally a revision of the Hymn and Tune Book of 1877 [(36)], it was in effect a new compilation, drawing largely upon Hymns for Church and Home [(41)], Amore Dei [(40)] and Unity Hymns and Chorals [(37)]. It contained 546 hymns, 28 chants, etc., and 268 tunes. It also included a set of services and responsive readings, prepared by another committee. It represented a great advance on earlier books and was more widely adopted than any of them. In its music it was less progressive than in its selection of hymns, representing the musical standard and practice of about 1900.
46. Twenty-five Hymns for Use in Time of War—The Beacon Press. Boston, n. d. (1916).
A pamphlet of hymns, more than half of them reprinted from the Hymn and Tune Book of 1914 [(45)] for use during the Great War.
47. Songs and Readings—compiled and edited by Jacob Trapp and R. T. Porte. Salt Lake City, 1931.
This booklet contains 58 songs and hymns, without music, and 32 responsive readings for use in the First Unitarian Church in Salt Lake City, of which Mr. Trapp (1899-____) was then minister. Intended for ministers with “Humanist” leanings.
48. Hymns of the Spirit—Beacon Press, 1937.
Edited by a Unitarian Commission: Rev. Henry Wilder Foote, (II) (1875-____), Chairman; Rev. Edward P. Daniels (1891-____), Rev. Curtis W. Reese (1887-____), Rev. Von Ogden Vogt (1879-____), working in co-operation with a Universalist Commission: Rev. L. G. Williams (1893-____), Chairman; Rev. Prof. Alfred S. Cole, (1893-____), Rev. Prof. Edson R. Miles (1875-1958), and Rev. Tracy M. Pullman (1904-____).