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Title: Hymns in the Chinook Jargon Language

Author: Myron Eells

Release Date: July 7, 2010 [EBook #33105]

Language: English

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HYMNS
IN THE
_Chinook . Jargon . Language_

COMPILED BY
REV. M. EELLS,
_Missionary of the American Missionary Association_.

SECOND EDITION.
Revised and Enlarged.

PORTLAND, OREGON:
DAVID STEEL, SUCCESSOR TO HIMES THE PRINTER,
169-171 Second Street,
1889.

Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1878, also 1889, by
GEO. H. HIMES,
In the office of the Librarian of Congress,
Washington, D. C.

NOTE.

These hymns have grown out of Christian work among the Indians. They
repeat often, because they are intended chiefly for Indians who cannot
read, and hence must memorize them; but as soon as they learn to read,
they sing in English. It will be noticed that often two syllables must be
sung to one note, as in the first word in No. 9, _nika_ is sung to the
first note of "Happy Land," and in No. 2, in the first line, _skookum_ is
sung to one note. The chief peculiarity which I have noticed in making
hymns in this language is, that a large proportion of the words are often
two syllables, and a large majority of these have the accent on the
second syllable, which renders it almost impossible to compose any hymns
in long, common or short metres. In the second edition a hymn has been
added in each of the Sk