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• The Book of a Thousand Songs: The World's Largest Collection of the Songs of the People, Containing More than a Thousand Old and New Favorites (New York: Mumil Pub. Co., c1918), ed. by Albert E. Wier
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• The amateur's song book ... containing a large collection of popular, sentimental, national, and comic songs, set to music in two parts, the air, or first treble, and base. (E. Howe, Jr., 1843), by Amateur (page images at HathiTrust)
• Twice 55 plus community songs, the new brown book, enlarged to contain 175 songs and choruses with responsive readings (C. C. Birchard, 1929), by Peter W. Dykema, Osbourne McConathym, Hollis Dann, and Will Earhart (page images at HathiTrust)
• Twice 55 community songs for treble voices. The rose book. (C. C. Birchard & Co., 1927), by Peter W. Dykema (page images at HathiTrust)
• Twice 55 community songs for treble voices. The rose book. (C.C. Birchard & Co., 1927), by Peter W. Dykema (page images at HathiTrust)
• Franklin Square song collection; two hundred favorite songs and hymns for schools and homes, nursery and fireside. (Harper & Brothers, 1884), by John Piersol McCaskey (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The assembly hymn and song collection : designed for use in chapel, assembly, convocation or general exercises of schools, normals, colleges and universities (Educational Pub. Co., 1914), by C. Guy Hoover (page images at HathiTrust)
• Divine and moral songs for children (Elkin Mathews;, 1896), by Isaac Watts, Georgie Cave France Gaskin, Raquet Court Press, and Page Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• Songs we love : all the favorites from every land : designed and arranged for home, church, and school : the choicest and most delightful musical gems, embracing sacred, comic, and sentimental : a superb volume of songs, hymns, glees, ballads, anthems, chants, choruses, etc., etc., chosen expressly for their fitness to promote the happiness of every home (L.G. Stahl, 1902), by Daniel H. Morrison and World's Musical Association (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Apollo : a collection of the most popular songs, recitations, duets, glees, choruses, &c. &c. Intermixed with many originals, and some of the most favorite of Dibdin, Hudson, W.H. Freeman, &c. ... (H. Arliss, 1830) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Heart songs : dear to the American people, and by them contributed in the search for treasured songs initiated by the National magazine. (World Syndicate Co., 1909), by Joe Mitchell Chapple (page images at HathiTrust)
• The book of a thousand songs; the world's largest collection of the songs of the people, containing more than a thousand old and new favorites. (World Syndicate Co., 1918), by P. de Martelaere (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The euterpean; a choice collection of popular choruses, quartets and part-songs, designed for the use of high schools (Silver, Burdett, 1888), by John Wheeler Tufts (page images at HathiTrust)
• Modern Scandinavian songs (Oliver Ditson company;, 1925), by Reinald Werrenrath (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• New junior songs : for use in junior societies and on special occasions (Methodist Book Concern, 1914), by James M. Black (page images at HathiTrust)
• Queen Victoria diamond jubilee (Meredith, music printer, 1896), by Lawrence J. Gutter Collection of Chicagoana (University of Illinois at Chicago) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Melodieen zum Kleinen kommersbuch und Studentenliederbuch, gesetzt für klavier ... (Reclam, in the 1900s), by W. R. Schmidt (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The chorus of praise : for use in Sunday schools, young people's meetings, revivals, prayer meetings and all the social services of the church (Eaton & Mains ;, 1898), by G. R. Troutman, W. W. Sholl, James M. Black, M. E. Church, Curts & Jennings, and Eaton & Mains (page images at HathiTrust)
• The United States songster : a choice selection of about one hundred and seventy of the most popular songs: including nearly all the songs contained in the American songster... To which is added The pizing sarpent, Settin on a rail; Jim Brown, and a number of new and original songs, written expressly for this work. (U. P. James, 1836), by U. P. James (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brown book (C.C. Birchard, 1919), by Peter W. Dykema (page images at HathiTrust)
• Songs of the sea (New York : Leavitt and Allen, [1830?], 1830), by Edmond Elmendorf (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Cold water melodies, and Washingtonian songster. (T. Abbot, 1842) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The messenger of song. Contains a graded course for singing classes and day schools; also solos, duetts, quartetts, glees and choruses for musical conventions, musical institutes, etc., etc. (Ruebush-Kieffer Co., 1893), by J. H. Hall, E. T. Hildebrand, and J. H. Ruebush (page images at HathiTrust)
• Treasury of favorite song : in three volumes, songs and hymns of the millions of yesterday, to-day and to-morrow (J. P. McCaskey, 1916), by J. P. McCaskey (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Remick favorite collection of home songs (Remick Music Corp., 1909), by Geo. Rosey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Asaph, or, the choir book: a collection of vocal music, sacred and secular, for choirs, singing schools, musical societies, and conventions, and social and religious assemblies. (Mason Bros., 1861), by Lowell Mason and William Mason (page images at HathiTrust)
• Celestina. (O. Ditson, 1856), by Virgil Corydon Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
• What is Orangeism? (Printed at the Armagh Guardian Office, 1848) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The silver song : a choice collection of new Sabbath school music (W. W. Whitney, 1870), by W. A. Ogden (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Halcyon song-book (Silver, Burdett & company, 1909), by Leonard B. Marshall (page images at HathiTrust)
• Songs for common schools (Laurel Book Co., 1914), by A. J. Linden (page images at HathiTrust)
• The golden book of favorite songs : a treasury of the best songs of our people (Hall and McCreary Co., 1923), by John W. Beattie (page images at HathiTrust)
• Peoria song book. (Published and printed for free distribution by Edward J. Jacob, 1923), by H. F. Reese and Edward J. Jacob (page images at HathiTrust)
• The vocal gem : containing rudiments of music, voice culture, graded lessons and songs for use in singing schools, normals, day schools, conventions and colleges (Ruebush-Kieffer Co., 1895), by J. H. Hall and J. H. Ruebush (page images at HathiTrust)
• The messenger of song : contains a graded course for singing classes and day schools : also solos, duetts, quartetts, glees and choruses for musical conventions, musical institutes, etc. (Ruebush-Kieffer Co., 1893), by J. H. Hall, J. H. Ruebush, and E. T. Hildebrand (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Scottish students' song book. (Bayley & Ferguson, 1897), by Millar Patrick (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sammlung von Volksgesängen für den gemischten Chor. Liederbuch für Schule, Haus und Verein. (Selbstverlag der Liederbuchanstalt ;, 1895), by Ignaz Heim (page images at HathiTrust)
• Official song book of the General Federation of Women's Clubs : songs for three-part women's voices with optional piano accompaniment (McKinley Music, 1921), by Anne Faulkner Oberndorfer, Henry S. Sawyer, and General Federation of Women's Clubs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Shaker music : original inspirational hymns and songs illustrative of the resurrection life and testimony of the Shakers. (Published for the North family, Mt. Lebanon, N.Y., by William A. Pond & Co., 25 Union Square, 1884), by Elizabeth Belden, Martha J. Anderson, Daniel Offord, and Wm. A. Pond & Co (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Scottish students' song book. (Published for the Scottish Students Song Book Committee, Ltd. by Bayley & Ferguson, 1892) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Songs of the scarlet and gray (Glee Club of the Ohio State University, 1900) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Leason and Lafferty's graded collection for choral union classes, singing schools, institutes, conventions and public schools (Biglow and Main, 1891), by L. S. Leason and W. A. Lafferty (page images at HathiTrust)
• Die Perle : Sang und Klang für Sonntagschulen und Jugendvereine (Curts & Jennings ;, 1894), by H. Liebhart (page images at HathiTrust)
• The University of Toronto song book (Canadian-American Music Co., 1887) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Melodist containing a choice selection of songs with music, carefully arranged for voice, piano, violin, concertina, clarionet, &c. (O.L. Fuller, 1871) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Chants de la veillée répertoire de romances, chansons comiques, mélodies, nocturnes, barcarolles &c. &c. (s.n.], 1855) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Vocalist a collection of 313 tunes, anthems and chants, old and new : designed for the choir, congregation and singing class : containing a choice selection of tunes of every variety of metre in general use : also, fourteen chapters on music, and two on versification and chanting (G.W. Linton, 1867), by G. W. Linton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Hamilton Central School vocalist (s.n., 1869) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Academy song-book. (Ginn, 1918), by Charles H. Levermore (page images at HathiTrust)
• Franklin Square song collection : two hundred favorite songs and hymns for schools and homes, nursery and fireside (Harper & Brothers, 1881), by John Piersol McCaskey (page images at HathiTrust)
• 100 folk-songs (Boston : C.C. Birchard & Company, 1910., 1910), by Henry F. B. Gilbert (page images at HathiTrust)
• Polnyĭ pesennik ([s.n.], 1882), by Russia. Kruzhok li︠u︡biteleĭ pi︠e︡nīi︠a︡ (page images at HathiTrust)
• The joy : a collection of new and carefully selected music for classes, choirs, and conventions (John Church & co., 1873), by P. P. Bliss (page images at HathiTrust)
• Billy Birch's Ethiopian melodist. (s.n., 1862), by Billy Birch (page images at HathiTrust)
• Twice 55 community songs : the new green book. (C. C. Birchard, 1917), by Peter W. Dykema, Hollis Dann, Osbourne McConathy, and Will Earhart (page images at HathiTrust)
• Songs of Alpha Phi. (Alpha Phi Fraternity, 1921) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Songs that reach the heart : containing more than two hundred songs which are dear to the hearts of young and old in every nation ... (United Drug Co. ; sold only at the Rexall store, 1915) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Songs that never die : being a collection of the most famous words and melodies enriched with valuable historical and biographical sketches of renowned authors and composers (B. F. Johnson, 1892), by Henry Frederic Reddall and Dudley Buck (page images at HathiTrust)
• Franklin Square song collection : songs and hymns for schools and homes, nursery and fireside (American Book Co., 1881), by J. P. McCaskey (page images at HathiTrust)
• The book of a thousand songs : the world's largest collection of the songs of the people, containing more than a thousand old and new favorites (C. Fischer, 1918), by Albert Ernest Wier (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Enchanter (Abbey and Barrett, 1864), by V. C. Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
• The singer's souvenir ; containing a choice selection of the most popular fashionable songs, duetts and glees, as sung at the musical festivals, fashionable assemblies, theatres and concerts (R. Marsh, 1854), by J. G. Osbourn (page images at HathiTrust)
• Songbook. (Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois, [1943]., 1943), by University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The New York normal school song book. : containing a new oratorio, founded on incidents of the American Revolution with original words : also, a great variety of miscellaneous music both sacred and secular, with new instructions : adapted to the use of public schools and the social circle (Sheldon, Lamport & Blackeman, 1853), by I. B. Woodbury and L. A. Benjamin (page images at HathiTrust)
• 55 songs and choruses for community singing (C. C. Birchard, 1917), by Music Educators National Conference (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fifty famous favorites : a collection of celebrated copyright songs including many popular ballads (Richmond-Robbins, 1922), by Nicholas De Vore (page images at HathiTrust)
• The singing school tribute. A collection of music for singing-schools, conventions, choirs, and musical societies; with rudiments of music. (Ruebush, Kieffer, 1880), by A. J. Showalter (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pure delight : a collection of songs and services for Sunday schools (J. Church, 1883), by George F. Root and C. C. Case (page images at HathiTrust)
• Joyful lays : a new collection of songs prepared and adapted for the Sunday school (Biglow & Main, 1884), by Robert Lowry and W. Howard Doane (page images at HathiTrust)
• The silver song : a choice collection of new Sabbath school music (W.W. Whitney, 1870), by W. A. Ogden (page images at HathiTrust)
• The signet ring: a new collection of music and hymns composed for Sabbath schools &c. (Lyon & Healy, 1868), by Joseph Philbrick Webster (page images at HathiTrust)
• The patriot : a song book for day schools and institutes : also a community chorus song book (Hall-Mack, 1917), by H. J. Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
• "Flag of the free", no. 2 : 125 best songs : national songs, home songs, heart songs, sacred songs, Christmas songs, nursery songs--for lovers of melody everywhere. (J.P. McCaskey, 1904) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The golden book of favorite songs : a treasury of the best songs of our people (202 songs, 192 of which are with music) (Hall & McCreary, 1923), by John W. Beattie (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lester collection of old favorite songs (Philadelphia, Pa : Lester Piano Company, 1906) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Franklin Square song collection : two hundred favorite songs and hymns for schools and homes, nursery and fireside. No. 3 (Harper & Bros., 1885), by J. P. McCaskey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Star collection of old favorite songs : words and music (Illinois State Register, 1906), by Norristown Schissler College of Business (page images at HathiTrust)
• The nation's home songs. (W.W. Kimball Co., 1926) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Songs of the Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, California (Riverside, Calif., 1913), by Mission Inn and Frank A. Miller (page images at HathiTrust)
• The musical album : a vocal class book for female seminaries, academies, and high schools (Mason, 1855), by George F. Root (page images at HathiTrust)
• The male voice glee book : for colleges, men's vocal clubs, and the social circle; containing a complete elementary course, and a great variety of secular and sacred music, arranged for male voices (Oliver Ditson & company;, 1876), by W. O. Perkins (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gentle Annie melodist : no. 2. (Firth, Pond, 1859) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Song book [of the] Association of Official Agricultural Chemists (Judd & Detweiler, Printers, 1891), by Harvey Washington Wiley and Association of Official Agricultural Chemists (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Most popular songs for every occasion (Hinds, Hayden & Eldridge, 1912), by Gilbert Clifford Noble (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Home & community song-book (E.C. Schirmer, 1922), by Archibald T. Davison and Thomas Whitney Surette (page images at HathiTrust)
• Menagen (Religious Schools of Congregation Beth Israel Anshe Emes, 1925), by Samuel E. Goldfarb and Israel Goldfarb (page images at HathiTrust)
• Songs of freedom (National Religious Liberty Association, 1891), by F. E. Belden (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fifth book of songs (New York : American Book Company, [1926], 1926), by Robert Foresman and American Book Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Progressive music series (Silver, Burdett, 1919), by Horatio W. Parker (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gospel hymns. No. 2 (Biglow & Main ;, 1876), by Maggie Emmory, Ira David Sankey, P. P. Bliss, John Church Company, and Biglow & Main (page images at HathiTrust)
• Songs of the soul. No. 2 : for use in Sunday evening congregations, revivals, camp-meetings, social services, and young people's meetings (Curts & Jennings ;, 1897), by Samuel Sherman, James M. Black, McFeeley Union Sunday School, Dogtown Union Sunday School, Eaton & Mains, and Curts & Jennings (page images at HathiTrust)
• The harmonia sacra : a compilation of genuine church music comprising a great variety of metres harmonized for four voices : together with a copious explication of the principles of vocal music, exemplified and illustrated with tables, in a plain and comprehensive manner (Joseph Funk's Sons, 1871), by C. H. Welch, Ellie Kyper, Annie M. Kyper, and Joseph Funk & Sons (page images at HathiTrust)
• Good tidings : for Sunday-schools, prayer, praise, and gospel meetings (A.J. Showalter Co., 1884), by H. F. Smith, J. Henry Showalter, G. E. Leonard, Geo. B. Holsinger, J. B. Vaughan, A. J. Showalter, and A.J. Showalter Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Presbyterian psalmodist : a collection of tunes adapted to the psalms and hymns of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (Presbyterian Board of Publications, 1855), by J. B. Aikin, Thomas Hastings, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Publication, and Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gospel hymns. No. 4 (Biglow & Main ;, 1881), by Clara B. Taylor, George C. Stebbins, James McGranahan, Ira David Sankey, John Church Company, and Biglow & Main (page images at HathiTrust)
• Common school music readers : a new and thoroughly graded course of music lessons for primary, intermediate and grammar schools, with songs and exercises (Boston : White, Smith & Co., 1879., 1879), by W. F. Heath and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
• News chronicle song book; a collection of community songs, Negro spirituals, plantation songs, sea shanties, children's songs, hymns and carols. (News Chronicle Book Dept, 1950) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Heart songs dear to the American people : and by them contributed in the search for treasured songs initiated by the National Magazine. (Chapple Pub. Co., 1909), by Joe Mitchell Chapple (page images at HathiTrust)
• [Song-book] (Gamble Hinged Music Co., 1920), by Mu Phi Epsilon (page images at HathiTrust)
• National- og selskabs-sange, med musik (J. Anderson Pub. Co., 1893), by Knud Henderson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 5: A Collection of New and Popular Comic and Sentimental Songs (Gutenberg ebook)
• Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 4: A Collection of New and Popular Comic and Sentimental Songs. (Gutenberg ebook)
• Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 3: A Collection of New and Popular Comic and Sentimental Songs. (Gutenberg ebook)
• Beadle's Dime Union Song Book No. 2: A Collection of New and Popular Comic and Sentimental Songs. (Gutenberg ebook)
• Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 1: A Collection of New and Popular Comic and Sentimental Songs. (Gutenberg ebook)

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