Excerpt from Christian Praise: Manual of Worship for Public, Social and Private Devotion The syllable printed in italics denotes the place of the accent. All the syllables preceding the accentuated syllable are to be recited on the pitch indicated. Sing the accentuated sylla ble. Giving it (and the syllables after it before the bar) the time of a half note at least. All the remaining syllables of a part are to be sung to the notes, and in the time, indicated in the cadence. No pause is to be made in a part except at punctuation marks. If a congregation be trained to recite naturally, promptly, and all together, and to take the cadence in its proper time, chanting will be found one of the most effective aids to worship. 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.