Part V: AMERICAN HYMNODY The Beginning of Hymnody in America 347 America's First Woman Hymnist 353 Thomas Hastings, Poet and Musician 359 Francis Scott Key, Patriot and Hymnist 363 America's First Poet and His Hymns 367 The Hymn-writer of the Muhlenbergs 371 The Lyrics of Bishop Doane 375 The Quaker Poet as a Hymn-writer 379 America's Greatest Hymn and Its Author 383 Samuel Smith, a Patriotic Hymn-writer 389 Two Famous Christmas Hymns and Their Author 395 Harriet Beecher Stowe and Her Hymns 399 A Hymn Written on Two Shores 407 A Hymn That Grew out of Suffering 411 A Famous Hymn Written for Sailors 415 A Tragedy That Inspired a Great Hymn 419 Anna Warner and Her Beautiful Hymns 423 Phillips Brooks and His Carols 427 Women Who Wrote Hymns for Children 431 Fanny Crosby, America's Blind Poet 435 One of America's Earliest Gospel Singers 441 The Lyrist of Chautauqua 445 Gladden's Hymn of Christian Service 449 A Hymn with a Modern Message 453 A Lutheran Psalmist of Today 457 Survey of American Lutheran Hymnody 463 Index of Notable Hymns 471 Alphabetical Index of Hymns and Sources 477 Authors' and General Index 493 Bibliography 503 PART I Early Christian Hymnody The Angelic Hymn Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will toward men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory, O Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the Only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.