Publisher Desc.  The hymns and anthems contained in this book represent some of the most loved examples of sacred song literature, as well as hymns for special subjects of a Patriotic, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and Festival nature. Most of the hymns are arranged for simple four part singing with or without accompaniment. The melody is usually to be found in the same voice throughout each hymn although there are cases where it is given to varying parts in order to afford variety and strength of melody. Over sixty songs are included in this book. All of the favorites are here including: America the Beautiful,Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Today, For the Beauty of the Earth, Now ThankWe All Our God, The Star Spangled Banner, Joy to the World, O Come,All Ye Faithful, Were You There?, and many more. .