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 THEIR AUTHORS AND ORIGIN. 367

&quot; It was written about forty years ago, and was sot to music and published by Power, of the Strand, on behalf of some charitable object to which the profits went. It was some little time since set to music also by Mr. Burnett, of Highgate. It has appeared, I believe, in one or two books of sacred poetry, and in a mutilated state in a hymn-book in America.&quot; Mr. Binney has not written many hymns, but there is one by him in &quot; The New Hymn Book &quot; (General Baptist, 1851). It is a Sabbath evening hymn (No. 99 in that collection), and begins

&quot; Holy Father ! whom we praise.&quot;

&quot; Jesus, and didst Thou condescend.&quot; No. 351.

THIS is the forty-second hymn in a collection by the above author, entitled, &quot; Psalms and Hymns, selected and arranged for Public Worship,&quot; Clapham, 1830. At that time, the Rev. C. Bradley was rector of St. James s Church, Clapham, where this hymn-book was used. The collection consists of 252 Hymns and the Psalms. The names of the authors are not given, but Mr. Bradley has kindly informed the writer of this work that the hymn is not by himself. The text given in his collection is Luke xviii. 85 43 the &quot; .Restoring of the Blind Beggar,&quot; and the last verse of the hymn begins

&quot; And didst Thou save a trembling frame.&quot;

The hymn is taken from J. Curtis s &quot; Union Collection,&quot; 1827, where it is signed &quot; Am a,&quot; probably &quot; Amelia.&quot;

JOHN REYNELL WREFOBD, D.D.,F.S.A.

A PLEASING national hymn, the last in the &quot; New Congrega tional Hymn Book&quot;

&quot; Lord, while for all mankind we pray,&quot; No. 1000, is by this author, who contributed fifty-five hymns, including this

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