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of Toplady's Hymns, &c, p. 140. In the older collections it whs in most extensive use, both in the Ch. of England and with mauy of the Nonconformist bodies, but it is now very KcniTally omit led from modem collections in (t. Brit., although in America it still holds a prominent position.
A few more years shall roll. H.Bmar. [0. and N. Year,"] Written about the year 1812, and first printed on a fly-loaf for use by the niL'inbra of his congregation on a Now Year's Day. In 1844 it was pub. in No. 2 of bia Sang* for the WHdemc**, again in the lat series of Jig*, of Faith and hope, 1857, p. 101; and Inter cds. It is in 6 st. of 8 1., B.H., and entitled, "A Pilgrim's Song." Its use in all English-speaking countrios, either in its full, or in nu abbreviated form, is very extensive. In some cosesits exquisite refrain, with its delienlo changes: —
"T]jcii, tiny Lord, prqwe My soul for that great day; O wnsli mo in Thy prcck™ blood, And likt my slna an'&y,"
is omitted, nud it is thereby robliod of one of its most beautiful and striking features.
A form of words though e'er so sound. J. Hart, [Kingdom of God in I'oicer.] 1st pub. in bis lhjmns composed on Variou* SuJgects, 1750, No, 90, in 8 st of 4 1. and based on i. Cor. iv. 20. " For tbo kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."
In 1780, with slight alterations and the omission of st. vi. and vii.and the transposition of iv. and v. it was given in the Lady II. Coll. No. 05, and from thenoo has passed into a Hunted number of ultro-Calvimetio hymnals,
A fountain of Life and of Grace.
C. Wesley, [Living Water.'] let pub. in his Slvrrt Hymn*, 17t12, vol. ii., No. 806, in 2 st. of 8 1., and based on Bov. xjcii. 17, In,1780 it was inoludod in the Wee. II. Bk,, No. 77, and lias been repeated in later eds. P. Works, 1868-72, vol. xiii. p. 240. It has also passed into most of the collections of the Methodist bodies, and is also found in other hymnals in G. Itrit. and America.
A Friend there is; your voices join. J. Sinain, [Jesus the Friend,'] Appeared OS ouo of two hymns in Ins Experimental Essays on Divine Subjects, Lond. 1791, pp. 85-87, with the note "The two following pieces were occasioned by the death of an only son. The second piece is:—"When Jesus, both of God and Man," In 1792 he included the former in his Walworth Hys., in 10 st. of 4 1., and from thence it has passed into several collections, mainly those of the Baptists, but inoluding also other Nonconforming bodies and a limited number in the Cii. of England. In America it is almost unknown. Orig. text, Lyra Brit., 1867, pp, S37-S.
A fulness resides in Jesus our Head. J, Faweett [Fulness of Chritt], 1st pub, in his Hymns adapted to the Ciwumstances of Pub. Worship and Friv. Devotion, 1782, No. 96; in £ st. of 8 1. This was reprinted hi Eippou's Set., 1787, No. 150, and from thence passed into various eolloctions in G. Brit, and America. Orig. text in Bap. Ps. & Uys., 1858-80.
A glance from heaven, with sweet effect. J. Newton. [Lightning.] This hymn, dealing with the moral and spiritual thoughts suggested by " Lightning in tho night," appeared in the Gospel Magazine, April, 1775, in tbo Oliiey Hymns, 1779, Bit. ii., No. 84, in 7 st. of 4 1,, and later ods. It is No. 301 of Martinoau's lit/*., &c, 1840-1851, and 429 in J. H. Thorn's Hymns, 1858.
A glory in the word we find. [Holy Scriptures.] A cento given in J. Campbell'* Comprehensive H. Bk., Lond,, 1837, No. 837, in 4 st. of 4 1., from whence it has passed, unaltered, into a few Amcrioan hymnals. A part of this cento is from W. Hum's Coll., 3rd ed., 1833, No. 435. It is not in C. U. in G. Brit. [W. T. B.]
A good High Priest is come. J. Cennich. f Priesthood of Christ.] 1st pub. in Pt. iii. of his Sacred Ilymns for the Use of Religions Societies, Lon., 1744, No. exxi. in st. of 6 1,, pp. 196-198. In 1753 G. Whitoftold included b£ i. ir. v. vi. and is. in his (Ml. of Hye., No. xliv,, and it was retained in subsequent cds. This srrarigoment, with slight alterations, was ropub. in Rippon's Sel. 1787, No. 190, and later cds., and from thence lias passed into other collections in G. Brit, and America. In some works it is still further abbroWntcd. Orig. text in Lyra Brit,, 1867, p. 134.
A helm upon my brow I wear. S. J. Stone. [Christian jirmoMr.] Contributed to his poems, The Knightof Intercession,&o.,lS12, in 4 st. of 4 1., from whence it passed into P. J. Richardson's Lent Manual for Busy Feople, &a., 1884, p. 64. Also repeated in the author's Carmina Consecrata, 1884.
A little child the Saviour came. Robertson, [Holy Baptism.] Contributed fo the Scot. ICstab. Ch. Hymns for Pub. Worship, 1861, and repub. in their Scottish Hymnal, 1870,,No. 181, in 5 st. of 4 1. In the American collections it has attained to a more extensive use than in these in G. Brit., but in every case, as in Hatfield's Ch. H. Bk., 1872, the Hys.& Songs of Praise, 1874, the Fres.Hymiwd, Phil., 1874, and ethers, it is attributed in ei-ror to the elder W. Robertson, who was associated with the Scottish Trs, and Far. of 1745.
A little flock! So calls He thee. H. Bonar. [Church of Christ] A poem, in 13 st. of 4 1. on the Church as " The Little Flock." It appeared in the 1st series of his Hymns of Faith and Hope, 1857; and later ods. ta Kennedy, 1863, No. 1404, it is re-arranged in three parte: (1) "Church of the everlasting Goi";(2)«Alittlofloek! So calls He thee": (3) " A little flock! 'Tis well, 'tis well." In tho American Manual of Praise, 1880, there is a cento beginning with tho 1st stanza, and in the College and other hymn-books a second, as " Church of the Everiiving God,"
A little lamb went straying. A. Midlane. [Children's Hymn.] Written in Jan.,
