The author, William Cutter, was an editor and publisher, born at Yarmouth, Me., a graduate of Bowdoin College, and member of the Congregational Church. He was in business in Portland, Me., for several years and then in Brooklyn, N. Y. He has been described as “a deserving writer who has hitherto missed his due meed of acknowledgement.” _MUSIC._ BURFORD, a very good tune in triple time, written in the minor mode, is of uncertain authorship, though it is credited in some books to Henry Purcell, _c._ 1658-95, one of England’s great composers and organists. It is set to Psalm 42 in _A Book of Psalmody_, 1718, by John Chetham, and appears in a large number of other 18th century psalmodies, invariably without composer’s name. 229. O brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother _John Greenleaf Whittier_, 1807-92 A hymn of brotherly love and service, taken from a poem of 15 stanzas, entitled, “Worship,” to which was affixed the scriptural reference, James 1:27: “Pure religion and undefiled before God the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” A concern for the well being of his fellow man was to Whittier a vital part of the Christian faith, as witness his championship of the cause of the slaves. For comments on John Greenleaf Whittier see Hymn 173. _MUSIC._ COMFORT. The tune appears anonymously in the “Supplement” to _Hymns of the Spirit_, 1937. 230. Rise up, O men of God _William P. Merrill_, 1867— A hymn challenging the _men_ of the church to loyal service to Christ. It is widely used in America and has found a place in English and Canadian hymnals. Concerning the origin of the hymn, Dr. Merrill says, in a letter to the writer, dated, April 18, 1947: I was asked back in 1911 to write a hymn to be used in the “Brotherhood Movement,” then going strong. I had come upon an article by Gerald Stanley Lee, entitled, “The Church of the Strong Men”; and that gave me a start. I can give no interesting details as to how I wrote it; I just did it. Highchurchmen have objected to the hymn, because they have said that only God can make the church great. To that I have answered that if anyone can show me a single instance in history where God has made the church great without using MEN OF GOD to do it, I should be interested. No answer has ever come. I heard that hymn sung in Europe, in India, China, and Japan. For comments on the author, William P. Merrill, see Hymn 183.