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The New Tent Meeting Songbook

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 29, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 21.

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The New Tent Meeting Songbook

By Frederick Griggs

FOR a long time there has been a demand from our workers in the field for a songbook especially adapted to evangelistic meetings. At the last autumn council of the General and North American Division Conferences provision was made for the publication of such a book. A large committee was appointed to make a collection of those songs which would be of greatest value in evangelistic work.
The committee at once sought help from our workers in all portions of the country. They were asked to make a list of those songs which they had found most helpful, and to make suggestions in a general way with reference to the book. There was a hearty response to this request, and the committee had no small task in selecting a limited number of songs from the hundreds offered. A very earnest effort has been made to bring out a book that will meet, to the fullest extent possible, the ideas and wishes of those in active gospel work. We believe that there has been brought together a collection of soul-winning, message-filled songs, both old and new, which will be of general use.
This new songbook will have about 128 pages, and nearly 200 songs. It is not designed that it shall in any way take the place of “Hymns and Tunes” or “Christ in Song” in our regular church and Sabbath school services. The Review and Herald Publishing Association was requested by the North American Conference Committee to publish this book, and to have it ready for circulation in time for the coming tent meeting season. The copy is now in the hands of the music typographers, and is expected to be ready for circulation about the first of June. For the benefit of those whose tent meetings are to begin before that date, the Review and Herald will supply sample pages of the book for temporary use.
The title of this new book is “Songs of Zion,” and we look for it to do a soul-saving work in the proclamation of our message. The styles of binding and prices will be announced later by the publishers. FREDERICK GRIGGS, Chairman of Committee.