ght.

_THE TUNE._

No nobler one, and more akin in spirit to the hymn, can be found than
"Duke Street," Hatton's imperishable choral.

Little is known of the John Hatton who wrote "Duke St." He was earlier
by nearly a century than John Liphot Hatton of Liverpool (born in 1809),
who wrote the opera of "Pascal Bruno," the cantata of "Robin Hood" and
the sacred drama of "Hezekiah." The biographical index of the
_Evangelical Hymnal_ says of John Hatton, the author of "Duke St.":
"John, of Warrington; afterwards of St. Helens, then resident in Duke
St. in the township of Windle; composed several hymn-tunes; died in
1793.[5] His funeral sermon was preached at the Presbyterian Chapel, St.
Helens, Dec. 13."

[Footnote 5: Tradition says he was killed by being thrown from a
stage-coach.]

"COME, WE THAT LOVE THE LORD."

Watts entitled this hymn "Heavenly Joy on Earth." He could possibly,
like Madame Guyon, have written such a hymn in a dungeon, but it is no
less spiritual for its birth (as tradition will have it) amid the lovely
scenery of Southampton where he could find in nature "glory begun
below."

Come, we that love the Lord,
And let our joys be known;
Join in a song with sweet accord,
And thus surround the throne.

There shall we see His face,
And never, never sin;
There, from the rivers of His grace,
Drink endless pleasures in.

Children of grace have found
Glory begun below:
Celestial fruits on earthly ground
From faith and hope may grow.

Mortality and immortality blend their charms in the next stanza. The
unfailing beauty of the vision will be dwelt upon with delight so long
as Christians sing on earth.

The hill of Sion yields
A thousand sacred sweets,
Before we reach the heavenly fields,
Or walk the golden streets.

_THE TUNE._

"St. Thomas" has often been the interpreter of the hymn, and still
clings to the words in the memory of thousands.

The Italian tune of "Ain" has more music. It is a fugue piece
(simplified in some tune-books), and the joyful traverse of its notes
along the staff in four-four time, with the momentum of a good choir, is
exhilarating in the extreme.

Corelli, the composer, was a master violinist, the greatest of his day,
and wrote a great deal of violin music; and the thought of his glad
instrument may have influenced his work when harmonizing the four voices
of "Ain."

Arcangelo C