Hor? Germanic?
A Version of German Hymns (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Hor Germanic: A Version of German Hymns<br><br>Hymns 38, 62, 119, and 164, were written before he could venture on an imitation of the German double rhyme; and therefore fail to exhibit that trait of their originals. All the rest give the precise form of the German stanza.<br><br>As to the character of the version - it is so free as to furnish no apology for harshness or obscurity in its language: and yet sufficiently close to exclude him from all claim to merit for the thought<br><br>It is offered as "a specimen" of an almost boundless store of German hymns; and should it also prove an acceptable "manual for the closet," his highest hopes respecting it will be answered.<br><br>To The Second Edition.<br><br>The additional hymns, (forty-four in number,) have an asterisk (*) before their titles.<br><br>The originals are not answerable for the stanzas in brackets.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.