Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Hymns and Spiritual Songs, credited to J. C. Ryle, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Hymns and Spiritual Songs by J. C. Ryle. Read in English by MaryAnn Spiegel. In sending forth a new collection of Hymns, I feel it necessary to preface the work by a few words of explanation. The volume now in the reader's hands does not profess to be a complete collection of all the best English hymns. The comfort of invalids and the edification of Christians in private have been the two principal objects I have had in view in preparing this collection. I hold strongly, that holy thoughts often abide for ever in men's memories under the form of poetry, which pass away and are forgotten under the form of prose. The subjects of the hymns in this collection are of wide range. I have specially endeavored to include those which come home to the hearts of all true Christians, of every name, and people, and tongue. Hymns full of Jesus Christ, whether living, dying, rising, interceding, sympathizing, or coming again, -- hymns full of the experience of believers, their conflicts, crosses, hopes, fears, sorrows, and joys, -- such hymns are always useful. Of such, the Church can never have too many. Of such, I venture to think the present volume contains a rich store. (From the Preface)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Hymns and Spiritual Songs
• Author credits: J. C. Ryle
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 31
• Listed recording duration: 9:51:34

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• death
• faith
• Jesus
• Christ
• prayer
• heaven
• christian

Opening tracks: first 24 of 31

1. 00 - Preface — 6:55
2. 01 - Hymns 1-10 — 18:43
3. 02 - Hymns 11-20 — 15:16
4. 03 - Hymns 21-30 — 19:53
5. 04 - Hymns 31-40 — 15:05
6. 05 - Hymns 41-50 — 16:29
7. 06 - Hymns 51-60 — 17:21
8. 07 - Hymns 61-70 — 16:26
9. 08 - Hymns 71-80 — 16:08
10. 09 - Hymns 81-90 — 18:15
11. 10 - Hymns 91-100 — 16:00
12. 11 - Hymns 101-110 — 22:05
13. 12 - Hymns 111-120 — 19:12
14. 13 - Hymns 121-130 — 25:33
15. 14 - Hymns 131-140 — 22:14
16. 15 - Hymns 141-150 — 17:54
17. 16 - Hymns 151-160 — 20:32
18. 17 - Hymns 161-170 — 24:11
19. 18 - Hymns 171-180 — 22:24
20. 19 - Hymns 181-190 — 20:00
21. 20 - Hymns 171-200 — 21:21
22. 21 - Hymns 201-210 — 20:54
23. 22 - Hymns 211-220 — 19:55
24. 23 - Hymns 221-230 — 19:20

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