Hymns for the Amusement of Children

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Hymns for the Amusement of Children
by Christopher Smart		 I. Faith→
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[edit] Hymns for the Amusement of Children[1]

The frontispiece depicting Prince Frederick and title of the 3rd edition of "Hymns for the Amusement of Children", London, 1775
Faith (Ed.: London 1775)

[edit] Contents:

I. Faith 100%.png
II. Hope 100%.png
III. Charity 100%.png
IV. Prudence 100%.png
V. Justice 100%.png
VI. Mercy 100%.png
VII. Temperance 100%.png
VIII. Fortitude 100%.png
IX. Moderation 100%.png
X. Truth 100%.png
XI. Beauty 100%.png
XII. Honesty 100%.png
XIII. Elegance 100%.png
XIV. Loveliness 100%.png
XV. Taste 100%.png
XVI. Learning 100%.png
XVII. Praise 100%.png
XVIII. Prayer 100%.png
XIX. Patience 100%.png
XX. Watching 100%.png
XXI. Generosity 100%.png
XXII. Gratitude 100%.png
XXIII. Peace 100%.png
XXIV. Melancholy 100%.png
XXV. Mirth 100%.png
XXVI. Mutual Subjection 100%.png
XXVII. Good-nature to Animals 100%.png
XXVIII. Silence 100%.png
XXIX. Long-suffering of God 100%.png
XXX. Honour 100%.png
XXXI. Immortality 100%.png
XXXII. Against Despair 100%.png
XXXIII. For Saturday 100%.png
XXIV. For Sunday 100%.png
XXXV. At Dressing in the Morning 100%.png
XXXVI. At Undressing in the Evening      100%.png
XXXVII. Pray remember the Poor 100%.png
XXXVIII. Plenteous Redemption 100%.png
XXXIX. The Conclusion of the Matter     100%.png

[edit] Appendix to the Hymns for Children PPENDIX TO THE HYMNS.

(Not to the London Edition.)

I. Knowledge of God 100%.png Not by Christopher Smart but by Philip Doddridge.
II. Love of God 100%.png Attributed to Christopher Smart without evidence.
III. Fear of God 100%.png Attributed to Christopher Smart without evidence.
IV. Trust in God 100%.png Not by Christopher Smart but by Anne Steele.
V. Communion with God                   100%.png Not by Christopher Smart but by Philip Doddridge.
VI.        Christian Love 100%.png Attributed to Christopher Smart without evidence.
VII. Humility 100%.png Attributed to Christopher Smart without evidence.
VIII. Wisdom 100%.png Attributed to Christopher Smart without evidence.
IX. Obedience 100%.png Attributed to Christopher Smart without evidence.
X. Forgiveness of Injuries 100%.png Not by Christopher Smart but by Anne Steele.
XI. Contentment 100%.png Attributed to Christopher Smart without evidence.
XII. Ode to the Creator 100%.png Not by Christopher Smart but by Joseph Addison.
XIII. For Christmas-Day 100%.png Not by Christopher Smart but by Philip Doddridge.
XIV. For Good-Friday 100%.png Attributed to Christopher Smart without evidence.
XV. For Easter-Sunday 100%.png Anonymous from Lyra Davidica. (1708).
XVI. For Whit-Sunday 100%.png Not by Christopher Smart, derived from John Dryden.
— The Lord's Prayer 100%.png Attributed to Christopher Smart without evidence.

[edit] Notes

  1. ↑ Smart's last work. Partly it was written in the prison "King's Bench", in London, where he was imprisoned for debt in April 1770, and spent more then 12 months. The 1st edition appeared before Smart's death in May 1771.

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