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HIS famous Sequence, which may be regarded as the parent of every Hallelujah Chorus that has been written ince, was compoed by Godecalcus, prior to the year 950—the year of his death. The little that is known of him is given by his tranlator.

"There is only one thing," ays Dr. Neale, "with repect to the ue of any of my hymns that has grieved me—the rejection of the noble melody of the, and that for a third-rate chant. What would be aid of chanting the Dies Iræ? And yet I really believe that it would uffer les than does the by uch a ubtitution. Further, be it noticed, every entence—I had almot aid every