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 the cedar-cros along the hores of the Great Lakes and the waters of the West, chanting the while, amidt the painted avages who tood around in their robes of beaver and buffalo, the onorous paion-hymn of Fortunatus, "Vexilla regis prodeunt."

The Alleluiatic Sequence may likewie be claed as a famous hymn. It was elected for the ame reaons as the Vexilla Regis, and for the additional reaon that it is regarded as the parent of every Hallelujah Chorus that has been written ince. At the time of the original compilation I heitated for a long time between it and the De Gloria et Gaudiis Paradii of Damiani, but at lat compromied with my doubts by electing the chorus but etting forth Mr. Wackerbarth's tranlation of the De Gloria in the notes to the Celetial Country, where it will now be found.

January, 1902.