kindly Light,” which they had found printed in a newspaper without the author’s name, though they altered the first line to read “Send kindly Light,” and another line further down. From their book it passed into other collections, with variant readings. In 1859 Longfellow published a little collection entitled _Vespers_, hymns for use at the vesper services which he had instituted in his church in Brooklyn. In 1860 he published _A Book of Hymns and Tunes for the Sunday School, the Congregation, and the Home_, and in 1864 he and Samuel Johnson brought out their second notable book, _Hymns of the Spirit_, (not to be confused with the hymn book with the same title published by the Beacon Press in 1937). This book contained most of the later hymns written by the two editors, and a good many new hymns by other authors who were glad to contribute them. Its literary level was higher than that of their first book, but it had less popular success, in part, perhaps, because they failed to set the words to tunes, which had become the common practice in the period since their earlier book appeared. In 1876 he brought out _A Book of Hymns & Tunes for the Congregation & the Home_, a revision of his earlier book with a similar title, in which several of his earlier hymns appear in revised form. In 1887 he printed privately _A Few Verses of Many Years_. After his death a small volume entitled _Hymns and Verses by Samuel Longfellow_ was published in 1894 with a very brief introductory note by his niece, Miss Alice M. Longfellow. It included 41 hymns which she thought were his, followed by 30 short poems of no outstanding excellence. Some of the “hymns” included seem never to have come into use as such; some of her attributions were mistaken; she omitted some hymns which he wrote or adapted but cited in his books as “Anonymous” because based on the work of others; and she did not always print the best of extant variant readings. This book, therefore, must be used with caution in compiling the list of Longfellow’s hymns, whether original or adapted. Before listing his hymns it should be noted that he wrote or edited several other literary works. In 1853 he and his classmate Thomas Wentworth Higginson published a beautiful collection of sea-poems entitled _Thalatta_. He wrote a memoir of his friend, Rev. Samuel Johnson, 1883; was the author of a _Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_, 1886; and edited _Final Memorials of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ in 1887. A volume of his own _Essays and Sermons_, edited by Joseph May, was published in 1894. _Alphabetical List of Hymns written or adapted by Samuel Longfellow_ _Abbreviations_: Bk. Hys. = The Book of Hymns, 1846 or 1848. H. and V. = Hymns & Verses by Samuel Longfellow, 1894. Hys. Sp. = Hymns of the Spirit, 1864. J. (followed by page number) = Julian’s Dictionary of Hymnology. S. L. = Samuel Longfellow 1. _A voice by Jordan’s shore._ (Advent)