Smith, Joshua. Divine Hymns, or Spiritual Songs (1797) Baptist Hymnal
Smith, Joshua; Northrup, William. Divine Hymns, or Spiritual Songs; for the use of Religious Assemblies and Private Christians: Being formerly a collection by Joshua Smith - and Others; Eighth Edition. With large additions and alterations, by William Northrup, V. D. M. Norwich: Printed and Sold by John Sterry & Co, 1797. Eighth Edition. [8530] Full worn leather, chipped head of spine, corners worn through, joints still good, 4 x 6 1/2 inches, lacks all blanks, end papers & title page with scribbles. 216 pp: pp. 95-95 torn at bottom affecting two words; lacks pp. 127-128, 207-214; some edge tatters, particularly the first three and last several leaves. Fair. Hardcover.ESTC W30899; Evans 32850. William Northrup (1760-1812), was a Baptist minister in Rhode Island. It is a remarkable early American example of a Baptist compilation of hymns. Smith's Divine Hymns is the first hymnal to feature "Christ the Appletree," long thought to be of American composition (present in this editio