American Unitarian Hymn Writers and Hymns Compiled by Henry Wilder Foote for the Hymn Society of America for publication in the Society’s proposed Dictionary of American Hymnology _Contents_: (1) Historical Sketch of American Unitarian Hymnody. (Pages 1-11) (2) Catalogue of American Unitarian Hymn Books. (Pages 12-36) (3) Alphabetical List of Writers. (Pages 37-39) (4) Biographical Sketches, with Notes on Hymns. (Pages 40-247) (5) Index of First Lines of Published Hymns. (Pages 248-270) Cambridge, Massachusetts January, 1959 I gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the Misses Ruth and Orlo McCormack in the preparation of this compilation. H.W.F. _AMERICAN UNITARIAN HYMNODY_ In the first edition of Julian’s _Dictionary of Hymnology_ (1891) F. M. Bird[1] wrote, “The Unitarians—possessing a large share of the best blood and brain of the most cultivated section of America—exhibit a long array of respectable hymnists whose effusions have often won the acceptance of other bodies,” (pp. 58-59). And in this century Louis F. Benson[2] in his classic book _The English Hymn_ (p. 460) wrote, “It is not surprizing that a body including the best blood and highest culture of Massachusetts shared in the Literary Movement [of the 19^th century] and succeeded in imparting to its hymn books a freshness of interest in great contrast to those of the orthodox churches” and that “from their [the compilers’] hands there proceeded —— a series of hymn books whose literary interest was very notable” (p. 462).