Thy truth Thou wilt preserve, O Lord,
Pure from their artful glozing;
Oh! make us lean upon thy word,
With hearts unmov’d reposing,
Though bad men triumph and their crew
Are gather’d round, the faithful few
With crafty toils enclosing.
SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHORS.
Angelus, Johann—1624-1677—whose real name was Scheffler, native of Breslau, physician in ordinary to the Emperor Ferdinand the Third. In the year 1653 he resigned this post, went over to the Romish Church, and became a priest, having previously, by a singular fancy, assumed the name of Angelus.
Arndt, Ernst Moritz—born in Pomerania; in 1806 professor of philosophy at Greifswald, in 1816 professor of history at Bonn. From having been a writer of popular songs, he became a writer of sacred ones. The hymn ‘Geht nun hin und grabt mein Grab,’ here selected, must be reckoned one of the greatest gems of sacred poetry of the century.