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BRB0945

Title

Subject

Description

In addition to psalms and hymns, the collection includes an opening section of twenty-eight "sentences sung by the orphans when the minister enters the chapel," consisting of brief excerpts from psalms. The appendix to the work includes five hymns by the orphanage's residents: two "by a young lady," two "by a guardian," and one without attribution.

Creator

Asylum for Orphan Girls (London, England) and Riley, William, 1724 or 1725–1784.

Source

BRB0945. Psalms and Hymns for the Use of the Chapel of the Asylum for Female Orphans. London: Printed by Order of the Guardians, 1797.

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Relation

Songs

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Hymnal

Collection

Four Centuries of Religious Books for Children

Citation

Asylum for Orphan Girls (London, England) and Riley, William, 1724 or 1725–1784. , “BRB0945,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed June 18, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1175.