A popular thanksgiving hymn, written in the author’s most facile and musical style. The hymn was published in St. Raphael’s _Hymns for the Service of the Church_, Bristol, 1864. For comments on the author, William Chatterdon Dix, see Hymn 78. _MUSIC._ ST. GALL is from _Katolisches Gesangbuch zum Gebrauch bei dem öffentlichen Gottesdienste_, 1863, the revised edition of the old hymn book used in the Benedictine Monastery founded in 614 A.D. by the Irish monk, St. Gall. It is a fine tune with a good swinging rhythm when sung at a fairly lively tempo. NEW YEAR 379. Ring out, wild bells _Alfred Tennyson_, 1809-92 From Sec. 106 of the poem “In Memoriam” (See 149). After tracing his grief through successive Christmas celebrations, the poet bursts into this song of confident faith in God at the opening of the new year. The poet turns from the past and rises above his private grief to sing of the future and its hopes for mankind. For comments on Alfred Tennyson see Hymn 149. _MUSIC._ WILD BELLS was written for this poem by Henry Lahee, 1826-1912, organist at the Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, England, for about 30 years. Lahee, a versatile composer, won many prizes for his glees, madrigals, and part songs. The tune is very effective but too difficult for ordinary congregational singing. It was included in the _Hymnary_ for use by singing groups preparing for special celebrations of New Year. 380. Another year is dawning _Frances Ridley Havergal_, 1836-79 A prayer for the New Year, hailing its advent as another opportunity for progress, service, and training in close fellowship with God. The poem was written in five stanzas of four lines each as the text of a New Year’s card and distributed by Miss Havergal among friends under the title, “A Happy New Year! Ever Such May It Be!” The omitted fifth stanza reads: Another year is dawning Dear Father, let it be On earth, or else in heaven Another year for Thee. For comments on Frances R. Havergal see Hymn 126. _MUSIC._ CRUCIFIX, of anonymous composition, was taken from the _Hymns of the Spirit_, Boston: Beacon Press, 1938, where it is used as a second tune to Miss Havergal’s hymn. 381. Another year of setting suns _John W. Chadwick_, 1840-1904 This poem came from the Unitarian stream of hymnody which was so strong during the middle of the nineteenth century. Chadwick, born at Marblehead, Mass., graduated from Harvard in 1864 and the following 40 years served as minister of the Second Unitarian Church in Brooklyn. He wrote biographies of Channing and Parker and is the author of considerable poetry. It has been noted that many of his hymns possess the simplicity and spirit of the writings of Whittier, the Quaker poet, and might easily pass for his.