Based on Psalm 26:8: “Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honor dwelleth.” The hymn was written by William Bullock, then a young sailor-missionary, for the dedication of a mission chapel at Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, in 1827. Seventy years later, when a new church located on the same site was dedicated, this hymn as revised by H. W. Baker, was once more sung. The sermon preached by Bullock at the opening of the chapel was read to the people. Wm. Bullock was educated at Christ’s Hospital and then entered the Royal Navy. While on a survey of the coast of Newfoundland, he decided to devote himself to missionary work in that colony. He did this and served 32 years under the Society for Propagating the Gospel. He became Dean of Nova Scotia at Halifax. In 1854, he published _Songs of the Church_ which, he said, were “written amid the various scenes of missionary life, and are intended for the private and domestic use of Christians in new countries deprived of all public worship.” For comments on Henry W. Baker, reviser of the hymn see Hymn 143. _MUSIC._ QUAM DILECTA was composed for this hymn in _Hymns Ancient and Modern_, 1861. The composer, Henry L. Jenner, 1820-98, was a curate in the Anglican Church. After serving various churches in England, he was consecrated first Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand, 1866. He was one of the Cambridge group which revived interest in ecclesiology, ancient hymnology, plainsong, etc. 282. Unto Thy temple, Lord, we come _Robert Collyer_, 1823-1912 A hymn describing the church as the home of “rich and poor, bond and free, great and small.” It is suitable for the general worship service and especially for the dedication of a church. Information concerning the author, Robert Collyer, has not been traced. _Julian’s Dictionary_ notes a William Collyer, 1782-1854, eminent English evangelical preacher who was ordained for a small church of ten communicant members. He is described as a man of “amiable disposition, polished manners, Christian courtesy, and popular with rich and poor alike; who labored in the church with great success and honor until his death.” He wrote numerous hymns. Was our hymn written by a son brought up with his father’s noble conception of the church? _MUSIC._ MENDON. For comments on this tune see Hymn 211. THE LORD’S DAY 283. The dawn of God’s dear Sabbath _Ada Cross_, 1844-? A hymn on the Sabbath, picturing the day as a time when weary souls may turn from daily toil to refresh themselves with the water of life drawn from the wells of salvation. Ada Cross was born in England, November 21, 1844, the daughter of Henry Cambridge. She married an Australian, the Rev. George F. Cross, and spent most of her life in Australia where her husband was minister of the Anglican Church in Coleraine, Victoria. She was interested in the liturgy of the Church and issued several collections of hymns.