The Parson's Handbook, 12th Edition: Containing Practical Directions for Parsons and Others as to the Management of the Parish Church and Its Services According to the Anglican Use, As Set Forth in the Book of Common Prayer

The Parson's Handbook, first published in 1899, is Dearmer's brotherly advice to fellow churchmen about the correct way to conduct proper and fitting English worship, concerned with general principles of ritual and ceremonial, but the emphasis is squarely on the side of art and beauty in worship. He was the author of books and pamphlets on church art and history and editor of the hymnbook Songs of Praise in 1931. The Parson's Handbook ran into many editions and he devised The English Hymnal...