tions but what is perfectly agreeable to the doctrines of our own Church. The subjects of these Hymns, and the allusions which they contain, are frequently such as cannot be understood without some knowledge of the Breviary Services, which it would be too long a work, and foreign to the present intention, to explain; as, for instance, the Hymns for the different days of the week not only contain allusions to the work of the Creation on those days, but also, with reference to it, a particular key-note, or lesson appropriate to the day. On the first day love to God and His commandments is inculcated; on the second, God's love to man is the subject; on the three following days, Faith, Hope, and Love; on Friday, the patient virtues and the sufferings of Christ; on Saturday, thanksgiving for those who are with God, and rest from their labours. In like manner not only have the Festivals, but their Octaves also, a peculiar and appropriate topic: for instance, that of the Epiphany, is the Baptism of Christ; that of the Ascension, Christ's return to Judgment; that of All Saints' Day, the mortal remains of the dead. This circumstance has prevented the Hymns from being adapted, as could have been wished, more strictly to our own Festivals. The Hymns on the days of St. Stephen, St. John, and the Presentation, have been supplied by a friend. Oxford, The Feast of St. John the Baptist, 1839. tuagesima On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary On Joseph, the Husband of the |