And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal,
proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

REV., 22: 1.

CRYSTAL SONGS.

FOR USE IN

SABBATH SCHOOLS, NORMAL CLASSES, INSTITUTES,
ANNIVERSARIES AND GOSPEL MEETINGS.

BY

J. W. BISCHOFF AND OTIS F. PRESBREY,

WASHINGTON, D. C.

TOLEDO, OHIO:

PUBLISHED BY W. W. WHITNEY, 111 SUMMIT STREET.

1877.

FOR SALE BY BOOKSELLERS GENERALLY.

Entered according to Act of Congress, A. D. 1877, by J. W. BISCHOFF and OTIS F. PRESBREY, in the
Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

PREFACE.

No apology is deemed necessary for bringing before the public another collection of new Hymns and Music.

More than two years have been given to the preparation of this book. Every one of these songs has been submitted to the most critical examination, and many of them have been thoroughly tested in our own Sabbath School.

GREETING.

To the army of earnest laborers engaged in the work of the Master, in Sabbath Schools, Conventions, Institutes and Normal Classes;

To the multitude who gather annually at Chautauqua, Wells Island, Cazenovia, Clear Lake, Loveland, Cleveland, Lake Bluff, and elsewhere;

To the thousands of Christian ministers and laity of churches of all denominations;

To the noble women of America, and all who are aiding in seeking to drive from our land the terrible scourge of Intemperance;

To evangelists, revivalists and lay-preachers so signally blessed of God in these latter days;

To the band of earnest workers in the Young Men's Christian Associations in the United States and Canada;

To this great host, marshaled under the Banner of the Cross-a multitude no man can number

CRYSTAL SONGS

is dedicated by its authors, with the prayer that the Holy Spirit may bless it and make it the means of binding up many a broken heart, strengthening the weak, reclaiming the wandering, shielding the tempted, encouraging the doubting, comforting the dying, and bringing lost ones to Jesus, the sinner's Friend.

J. W. BISCHOFF,
OTIS F. PRESBREY.

An examination of the following list of writers will show the variety and merit of this collection.

Rev. G. W. Lloyd.

Rev. J. E. Rankin, D.D.
Annie Cummings.
Mrs. L. H. Washington.
Beth Day.

Mrs. Dora Shindler.
Rev. G. F. Hunting.
Rev. Dr. Bonar.
Capt. R. K. Carter.
R. D. Whitford.
James Nicholson.
Otis F. Presbrey.
John R. Sweney.
Lucy J. Rider.
W. F. Sherwin.
Robert Lowry.
M. A. Ruble.
J. M. Stillman.
H. S. Perkins.

Rev. Alfred Taylor.

Ira D. Sankey.

Rev. John Parker.

Rev. J. B. Atchinson.
Jane Crewdson.
Phoebe Cary.
S. O. Malley Cluff.
Josephine Pollard.
Mary E. Kail.
Lucy A. Little.
Rev. A. Kenyon.
Mrs. D. A. Beale.
Dr. T. T. Price.
Allie Hayner.
T. Martin Towne.
W. W. Bentley.
J. H. Tenney.
M. D. Jones.

E. H. Nourse.
8. Wesley Martin.
W. S. Marshall.
Karl Reden.

J. H. Leslie.

T. E. Perkins.

Prof C. S. Harrington.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE.

J. W. Bischoff.
Fannie J. Kennish.
Jesse Clement.
Ina M. Schaffer.
Fanny Crosby.
M. A. Dayton.
Priscilla J. Owens.

Emily Huntington Miller.
Eben E. Rexford.
E. R. Latta.
Mary A. Lathbury.
T. Corben, D.D.
H. R. Palmer.
Rev. A. A. Graley.
James McGranahan.
J. S. Allen.

Rev. L. Hartsough.
Harry Sanders.
T. C. O'Kane.
C. C. Converse.
J. T. Grape.
Eben Tourjee.

The words and music in this collection are copyright property. No one will be allowed to print or publish any hymn or tune, or portion thereof, contained in CRYSTAL SONGS without the written permission of the authors.