THE TUNE.
The music of S.J. Vail sung to Faber's hymn is one of that composer's best hymn-tunes, and its 279 / 235 melody and natural movement impress the meaning as well as the simple beauty of the words.
Silas Jones Vail, an American music-writer, was born Oct., 1818, and died May 20, 1883. Another charming tune is “Wellesley,” by Lizzie S. Tourjee, daughter of the late Dr. Eben Tourjee.