The child : its spiritual nature / by Henry King Lewis.

  • Lewis, Henry King.
Date:
1896
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    NOTICES OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS {continued). “ Admirably arranged, and excellent in moral and spiritual tone. We have never seen a work of the kind we like better It should be circulated by thousands Parents, you should by all means purchase this.”—Evangelical Magazine. “ A book of song thoroughly adapted to the little singers for whom it is intendeds It consists of hymns and cheerful songs, not any of them above the capacity of intelli- gent children, set to airs which will be easily caught and remembered. We commend it to mothers, and to all who have the care and training of the young.—Congregational M agazinc. “ Joyous songs are not only the delight but the requirement of childhood. Quick to recognise this, Mr. Henry King Lewis made a selection of the brightest and best, added a few of his own composition and set the whole to music, the airs being in strict keeping with the simplicity of the words. What infant-class would grow weary of singing, say with pianoforte accompaniment, such melodies as ‘ Suppose the Little Cowslip,’ and lessons learned in song make an abiding impression ? ”—Sunday School Times. “This collection of songs is vastly superior to much that ‘little singers’ are con- demned to learn and sing in the present day. In fact there is an originality about some of Mr. Lewis’s compositions that is quite refreshing. Amongst others we may mention the ‘ Morning Hymn,’ ‘ Among the Children,’ ‘ Alice’s Supper,’ ‘ Bethlehem,’ ‘ The Grasshopper,’ and ‘ Thy Kingdom Come,’ as being superior both in the words and in the music to the general stock pieces which appear in programmes of many of the children's Choral Festivals which are of such frequent recurrence. “ We recommend all vvho have to do with these gatherings to obtain Mr. Lewis’s book of Songs. Most of the pieces are capable of being sung by Sunday-School children, and what makes tnem especially valuable is that the composer has not sacrificed the educational object which all such gatherings should have in view to the mere gratification of the senses.”—The Church Sunday School Magazine. “ Brightness, melody, simplicity, and adaptation to the child-nature, are the chief charms of this collection.”—General Baptist Magazine. “ Mr. Lewis is evidently just the right person to write songs for the little ones His idea is thoroughly worked out. Though nowhere soaring above the capacity of his audience, his songs will be thoroughly appreciated by the elder ones. In tact, viewed as abstract musical compositions, they possess great intrinsic value. They are bright, melodious songs, which will be a long continuing source of the greatest pleasure to young and old.”—The Schoolmaster. “ Persons who expect to find in this capital work songs of the ‘ Here we suffer ’ kind, are not likely to meet with much ot what they want, but parents and teachers who wish to obtain words and music thoroughly adapted to the capacities and pro- clivities of children, will find such here in abundance Simple and lively, without a trace of vulgarity. The work is intended more especially for infant class use, but will suit older children : and before publication most, if not all, the songs have duly under- gone the scrutiny of a committee of 200 juvenile musicians, have been performed by them in public, and have pleased young and old alike.”—The Quaver. “ This is a charming book for the young folk, and will prove a delightful present for the approaching season. Mr. Lewis is a wise and practical enthusiast in the matter of children’s worship-song. Both the songs and music of this volume have borne the practical test of use in a large gathering of children, and those who have been privi- leged to hear the young singers know how well these compositions have borne that most searching of all tests. Some of the songs and all the music, are from the pen of the editor, and reflect very great credit upon his skill and taste. It should be added that the printing and binding of the volume are both very attractive.”—Christian .World. “ We welcome any special effort in the direction of songs and music for infants, for too often the ordinary hymns of the schools are theirs also. Mr. Lewis recognizes the claims of the little ones to more special provision, and he does somewhat to meet them here by this collection, which contains some new hymns, and so'me old favourites, but all set to music by himself. We heartily thank him for what he has done.”—Sunday School Chronicle. LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSPIALL, HAMILTON, KENT & Co., Ltd.