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said to be of great beauty and originality. The last edition of his Hymns contained 765 written by himself. &quot;WVsing the praise of Him who died, and Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious, are two of his best known pieces.

Some of Kelly s hymns are feeble, but others rise high. Earl Selborne says, Simple and natural, without the vivacity and terseness of Watts or the severity of Newton, Kelly has some points in common with both those writers. Some of his hymns have a rich melodious movement ; others are dis tinguished by a calm, subdued power, sometimes rising from a rather low to a very high key, as in We sing the praise of Him who died. In the edition of 1853 Kelly says, It will be per ceived by those who read these hymns that though there is an interval between the first and last of nearly sixty years, both speak of the same great truths, and in the same way. In the course of that long period the author has seen much and heard much, but nothing that he has seen or heard has made the least change in his mind, that he is conscious of, as to the grand truths of the gospel.

��Hymn 210. My heart is full of Christ, and longs.

CHARLES WESLEY (i).

Psalms and Hymns, 1743 ; Works, viii. 102. Psalm xlv. In two parts. Twenty-one verses. The first four are given here. In the original ver. i reads, The beauties of my heavenly King,&quot; and ver. 4, And reign in all our hearts alone.

��Hymn 211. Jesu, my God and King.

CHARLES WESLEY (i).

Hymns and Sacred Poems ; 1739 j Works, i. 152. Hymn to Christ the King. Eleven verses.

9. Thee when the dragon s pride

To battle vain defied, Brighter than the morning star,

Lucifer as lightning fell, Far from heaven, from glory far Headlong hurl d to deepest hell.

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