8vo. v, [1], 165pp, [3]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth boards, printed paper gilt-tooled lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled, light surface wear to boards. Endpapers browned, light scattered spotting.

The first edition of the second published collection of poetry by Scottish Anglican hymnist and clergyman Henry Francis Lyte (1793 – 1847), best known for the hymn 'Abide With Me', a favourite of King George V and his son, King George VI, which is sung annually prior to kick-off at the FA Cup Final.