Watts did not hesitate to use the name of Jesus in interpreting the Psalm. On this point, he wrote in the preface to his Psalms: Where the original runs in the form of prophecy concerning Christ and his salvation, I have given an historical turn to the sense; there is no necessity that we should always sing in the obscure and doubtful style of prediction, when the things foretold are brought into the open light by a full accomplishment. “Peculiar honors” in stanza 5 means honors appropriate to the various peoples who bring them. For comments on Isaac Watts see Hymn 11. _MUSIC._ DUKE STREET. This is a psalm tune by John Hatton (d. 1793), a native of Warrington, England, of whom little is known. The tune appeared first in _A Select Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes_, Glasgow, 1793. It has long been associated with this hymn, although other tunes—“Old Hundredth,” “Warrington,” and “Truro”—have also been used with it. 342. Lord of light, whose name outshineth _Howell Elvet Lewis_, 1860— Based on the petition, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” The hymn was written for the _Congregational Hymnary_ (England), 1916. A note by the author explains his purpose in the hymn: The hymn was written to declare that in doing God’s will, active co-operation is as much needed as humble resignation. Charlotte Elliott, in her hymn, “My God and Father, while I stray,” had expressed the latter thought beautifully. My hope was to supplement her hymn as best I could. (Miss Elliott’s hymn is found at No. 245). Howell Elvet Lewis, of Welsh birth, became an influential leader in English Congregationalism. He served as minister of the Welsh Tabernacle, King’s Cross, London, and was at one time chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales. He is the author of a number of volumes of poems and biography. _MUSIC._ HAST DU JESU RUF VERNOMMEN appears anonymously in the _Gesangbuch mit Noten_, set to a missionary hymn beginning with these words. By repeating the first four lines of the first stanza of the present hymn the refrain was made possible. The tune was written by John R. Sweney, 1837-99, a native of West Chester, Penna., who received his degrees of Mus. Bac. and Mus. Doc. at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, Chester, Penna. Sweney was a skilled choir leader, violinist, and pianist. He collaborated with Wm. J. Kirkpatrick in the production and publishing of numerous gospel hymn tunes and hymnals. After the Civil War, he taught music in the school from which he received his degrees and became well known as a song-leader at summer religious assemblies, especially at Ocean Grove, N. J. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LIFE—THE NATION 343. O beautiful for spacious skies _Katharine Lee Bates_, 1859-1929