As stars at midnight shone those orbs,’ &c. &c.
But the music, by Hummel, and in his best manner, is worthy of so much of the poetry as is borrowed from the inspired writer, and far too good for the uninspired verses that follow. The promoters of this work, however, it seems, intend to make some provision for two orphans out of the proceeds, and we hope that success will attend their benevolent endeavours; wishing at the same time that they had been as fortunate in their choice of words as in their music and number of subscribers.
No. 3 is a continuation of a work noticed before. In this appears the Lord’s prayer, set to music by Mr. T. Cooke, who—we are sure very unintentionally, but very unluckily—has, by his manner of setting, turned it almost into burlesque, e. g.
Then we have a rest after ‘earth,’ but none after ‘heaven,’ so that the reading is thus,—‘As it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread;’ and ‘daily’ is made emphatic, (with a certain jerk,) instead of the word ‘bread;’ thus—
