Wraps and text block toned, still legible. 153 hymns in four part harmony with piano/organ accompaniment and full versification. Tightly staple bound. Pencil marks on the front wrapper have nearly faded. Wrappers creased. 

Benson was born, lived and died in the Nashville area. First a Methodist, he later came to be a founder of the Nazarene Church as well as a composer and compiler of hymn books.