the round world so sure that it cannot be moved. Thy testimonies, O Lord, are sure, very sure ; holiness becometh thine house for ever and ever. Amen. Ibid. XXV.. WITH angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts; heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord, Most High. Amen. Ibid. XXVI. WE praise thee, O God, we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting. To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein. To thee cherubim and seraphim continually do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; heaven and earth are full of thy great glory. Handel and Haydn Col XXVII.. THE Lord will comfort Zion; he will comfort her waste places, and make her like Eden, the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving and the voice of melody. Ibid. XXVIII. HOW beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that pub lisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord hath made bare his holy arm, in the eyes of all nations. And all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our Lord. Chair XXIX. I HEARD a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them. Ch. Harm. XXX. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all for evermore. Handel and Haydn Col. 1 ASCRIPTIONS. 7s. GLORY to the Father's name; 7s. SING we to our God above, Praise eternal as his love; Praise him all ye heavenly host, 7s. FATHER, Son, and Holy Ghost, Let thy will on earth be done: 8, 7, & 4. GLORY be to God the Father, Hail the glorious Three in One. C. P. M. TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, From whom all creatures draw their breath, By whom redemption blessed the earth, From whom all comforts flow. 8 & 7. GLORY, honour, praise and power 5 & 6. BY angels in heaven And always shall be. L. M. PRAISE God from whom all blessings flow, 8 & 7. MAY the grace of Christ our Saviour, Rest upon us from above! Thus may we abide in union With each other in the Lord; And possess, in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. I Dr. Worcester's EDITION OF WATTS' PSALMS AND HYMNS AND SELECT HYMNS. CROCKER & BREWSTER, 47, Washington St. Boston, and LEAVITT, LORD, & Co. Broadway, New York, keep constantly on sale, wholesale and retail, three different editions of this work, viz. a LARGE SIZE, suitable for the Pulpit and for aged people, at $1,00 single; $10 a dozen; a COMMON SIZE, at 75c. single; $8 a dozen; and a neat POCKET SIZE, at the same price as the common edition; all well bound and lettered. This work has been introduced into many of our Churches, and highly commended by some of our most eminent Divines. It has also been noticed in our periodical publications, from one of which we make the following extracts. From the Boston Recorder, the accurate performance of music. The design of those characTHE lovers of Christian Psal-ters is to shew, at a glance, how mody will be gratified to find that to adapt the performance to the DR. WORCESTER'S edition of spirit of the song. All accurate DR. WATTS ENTIRE, with an performers of every description of improved and copious Index suffi- music are especially attentive to ciently extensive and particular to musical characters. Without the find any Psalm or Hymn by the use of these the performance of first line, or subject, is published. the best musicians would be dull This book contains between four and monotonous. Of this every muand five hundred Select Hymns sician of taste is perfectly aware. of various metres, which are not If any should question the corin the common hymn book of rectness of these remarks, let them Watts, which will give a pleasing perform Denmark, Easter, Camvariety as to music and matter. bridge, and other set pieces, and There is that in Dr. Worcester's anthems, without regard to musiedition of Dr. Watts entire, which cal characters, which denote vagives it its grand peculiarity; it is riation according to the demand this:-THE KEY OF EXPRESSION. of the words that are sung, and This is an ingenious and excellent they will at once see the use and device. With the help of this value of them. key, the whole choir of singers, at I have made these few remarks, a single glance, can clearly dis- which may possibly seem a litcover the sentiment to be express-tle extraneous from my subject, ed, and how to express it. though I think not impertinent, to This key indicates the manner illustrate the use and value of the of performance after the example key of expression, above named; of musical characters in music for it serves the same purpose in books, which are considered, as performing all the Psalms and they indeed are, indispensable to Hymns in the book here recom 2 Worcester's Watts' Psalms and Hymns. mended. The characters, which much to the general solemnity signify quick, slow, loud, soft, very and interest, as it is more congequick, very slow, very loud, very nial with the spirit and design of soft, quick and loud, quick and worship-more congenial, as it soft, slow and loud, slow and soft, directs to the sentiment of what is and variously distinctive; these sung, and adapts the performance characters, which are very simple to such sentiment. This is the and very easy to remember, are finest specimen of oratory, and respectively set before every verse commends itself to all men. It is or line, which requires variation nature; to copy which is the perfrom the common movement. And fection of art. the common movement is restored Although the books in common by a simple dash. And it is thought use will answer for all except by good judges, who have exam- singers, who must have the key of ined and practised on the plan, expression, yet it is respectfully that they are judiciously set. recommended to every one, who With the help of these few sim-wishes to purchase a new book, to ple characters, the whole band of obtain this edition. You then posmusicians can simultaneously ex-sess WATTS ENTIRE, THE press, without any interruption, WHOLE YOU HAVE IN the sentiment of the Psalm or YOUR OLD BOOKS, and the Hymn as accurately as in set choice Select Hymns in addition, pieces and anthems with the help together with more copious tables of the common musical characters of index, and contents, and passet over them. sages of scripture from which The key of expression now un- hymns are taken, as well as the der consideration is of such high key of expression. estimation with those, who have It is seriously believed, yea, conpractised on the plan of this book, fidently asserted, that ministers, that it is peculiarly desirable that churches, congregations, and sing. it should have still more extensive ers can contribute greatly to the circulation, and more general use improvement of musical taste and for, wherever it has obtained, it refinement in the performance of has met with decided approbation, Church music, as well as to their and been considered indispensa-own improvement and pleasure, ble to the performance of Church by adopting, and encouraging the music with accuracy and taste, universal adoption of this book, and to render that important part which merits, and I trust will of public worship most profitable have, more able advocates. As it and pleasant. And the great rea-needs only to be known to be apson why it has not gone into ge-proved and adopted, it is earnestly neral use, is because it has not requested by one, who has no pebeen generally known. Accord-cuniary interest in the thing, and ingly, the design of the disinter- by many equally disinterested, that ested writer of this article is to singers especially, who have not promote the circulation of the book acquainted themselves with the by recommending it to all church-system, would, without too long es, congregations, and choirs of delay, avail themselves of the singers in the christian communi-pleasure it is sure to afford. ty. The writer is not only acquainted with the theory, but with the practice of this improved system, and can testify that it creates an interest in the sacred art of psalmody, which is truly laudable and animating, and which he ne- Ir has been a matter of surprise ver witnessed till its introduction. to the writer of this article, as Many congregations have been well as to others, that Dr. Wordelighted, and singers too, with cester's edition of DR. WATTS the improvement induced by this PSALMS AND HYMNS ENbook. It imparts life and anima- TIRE, has not more generally tion to this delightful part of pub-obtained in our religious assemlic worship, which the dull and blies. But he is led to believe it monotonous performance hitherto is because the superior value of witnessed, could never impart. It this edition is not generally known. cheers and invigorates both per- Dr. Worcester has given an formers and hearers, and adds edition of Dr. Watts entire,-of From a Clergyman, in whose congregation this work was intro duced soon after it was first published. |