Deals with nearly one hundred hymns, emphasizing those that resulted from unusual religious experiences.
Cope, Henry F., One Hundred Hymns You Ought to Know. New York, 1906.
Laufer, Calvin W., Hymn Lore. Westminster Press, 1932.
Comments on 50 hymns, mostly of American origin.
Price, Carl F., One Hundred and One Hymn Stories. Abingdon.
—— ——, More Hymn Stories. Abingdon, 1931.
Popular but authoritative.
Smith, H. Augustine, Lyric Religion. Century, 1931.
Excellent account of 150 hymns with suggestions for their use at song services.
Stead, W. T., Hymns That Have Helped. Doubleday, 1897.