Excerpt from Zionward: Hymns of the Pilgrim LifeThe minister of the Free Church, Portpatrick, is a sacred poet of a high order. These hymns interpret the inmost thoughts and aspira tions of those who desire a better country, that is an heavenly. Christian.It is evidently the outcome of a devout mind, nourished in the evangelical tradition, represented by a long line of Scotch worthies from Rutherford to Bonar, and to that portion of the Christian public - happily a large one - which is in sympathy with truth thus stated, it is likely to be both welcome and helpful. The thought is always clear and the sentiment is unstrained, and there are musical verses which prove that the writer has an indubitable share of the lyric gift. - British Weekly.A volume worthy to rank with Dr. Bonar's Hymns of Faith and Hope, ' for their fervent evangelical faith, their bright and joyous confidence, and their sweet melody. - Baptist Magazine.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.