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&quot; Day of judgment, tlay of wonders.&quot; No. 419. This is Newton s rendering of the &quot; Dies ira3,&quot;by Thomas de Celano, about 1250.

&quot; Though troubles assail.&quot; No. 656.

This hymn appeared before the &quot; Gluey Collection,&quot; in the &quot; Gospel Magazine,&quot; January, 1777.

&quot; For a season called to part.&quot; No. 848.

This is part of a parting hymn of seven verses given in the &quot; Olney Collection,&quot; 1779, and beginning

&quot; As the sun s enlivening eye.&quot; &quot; Dear Shepherd of Thy people, hear.&quot; No. 885. This is part of a hymn of seven verses found in the &quot; Oluey Collection,&quot; 1779, beginning

&quot; Lord, our languid souls inspire.&quot;

and headed &quot; On Opening a Place for Social Prayer.&quot; It was one of two, of which Cowper wrote the other, written on the occasion of opening the Hall for prayer, near Olney, and of which some account is given in the sketch of Cowper.

&quot; Bless, Lord, the opening year.&quot; No. 953.

This is part of one of Newton s hymns written to be sung &quot; before Annual Sermons to young people on New Year s evenings.&quot; It consists of seven verses in the &quot;Olney Collection,&quot; 1779, and begins with the verse given as the second in the &quot;New Congre gational,&quot;

&quot; Now may fervent prayer arise.&quot;

LANGFORD.

&quot; Now begin the heavenly theme.&quot; No. 365.

THIS valued and beautiful hymn has had a place in the Christian Church for about a century. It is in Madan s collection, 1760, and in &quot;A Collection of Hymns, by John Edwards, Minister of the Gospel, Leeds, Yorks. 2nd edition, 1769.&quot; It is said also to

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