THE BOOK OF WORSHIP OF THE CHURCH SCHOOL Prepared by HUGH HARTSHORNE, B.D., PH.D. Author of "Worship in the Sunday School" Assistant Professor of Religious Education in The Union Theological Seminary and NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS PREFACE The "Book of Worship of the Church School" represents the product of some ten or fifteen years of study and experiment by many individuals and many schools. It is hoped that there will be found here the things that children need for the expression of their religious experience. It is not a large book, but every item is freighted with a fulness of meaning that years of use cannot exhaust. In order that the materials of worship may be used to the best advantage, a leaders' "Manual for Training in Worship" has been provided, giving orders of service, stories, prayers, bibliographies, and explanations. Full directions for the use of "The Book of Worship" will be found there. The last three prayers, on pages 13, 14, and 15, were prepared wholly or in part by pupils in the Union School of Religion for their own use. The prayers on pages 10 and 11 are from The Book of Common Prayer. A Petition," page 12, is by Dean Charles R. Brown. The writer wishes to express his deep sense of obligation to all who have permitted the use of their tunes and words; to Mr. Louis Lambert for the harmonizing of an air; to Dean Charles R. Brown for a prayer; to the teachers of the Union School of Religion who have assisted in the selection of hymns; to Mr. Clarence Dickinson and Mr. Melville Charlton, who most generously offered their services in the reading of music proof; to Professor Julius A. Bewer, who went over the manuscript of the Scripture selections; to Miss Eleanor Wright, who has assisted in the selection and preparation of hymns; to Professor George A. Coe, who has read the whole manuscript and made many valuable suggestions; to the many editors and publishers who have generously assisted in locating owners of hymns; and to all others who have contributed advice and criticism and encouragement. iii |