'T Lusthofje Sions, a Dutch Mennonite hymnal, was published in 1668 at Hoorn and contains on 533 pages with 239 hymns (27 psalms and 212 "geestelijke liedekens"), all without notes. It was published, and very probably also edited, by Jan Jansz Deutel. The full title reads; 't Lusthofje Sions, Bestaande in eenige Psalmen Davids, Lofzangen ende Geestelijke Liedekens. Zeer bequaam om in de Christelijke Vergaderingen der Geloovigen, ofte elders ter eeren Godts, ende tot onderlinge stigtinge met aandacht gezongen te werden. A copy is in the Amsterdam Mennonite Library.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 415. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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