And join the chorus of the skies.
THE TUNE.
There is no scarcity of good long-metre tunes to suit the sentiment of this hymn. More commonly in the Baptist manuals its vocal mate is Bradbury's 555 / 493 “Rolland” or the sweet and serious Scotch melody of “Ward,” arranged by Mason. Best of all is “Hursley,” the beautiful Ritter-Monk choral set to “Sun of My Soul.”
NEW YEAR.
Two representative hymns of this class are John Newton's—
While with ceaseless course the sun,
—and Charles Wesley's—
Come let us anew our journey pursue;