_MUSIC._ ARTHUR’S SEAT appeared in _Hymns and Songs of Praise_ 1874, by John K. Paine and Uzziah C. Burnap. The tune is believed to be an arrangement by Burnap from a melody composed by Sir John Goss, 1800-80, English organist and composer of church choir music. Handel composed a tune, “Gopsal,” especially for this hymn, but it is not well known and has not found its way into many of the hymn books. For comments on Paine and Burnap see Hymn 134. 122. Hail, Thou once despisèd Jesus! _John Bakewell_, 1721-1819 A worshipful and strongly doctrinal hymn, bringing out plainly the doctrine of the atonement as well as the Saviour’s enthronement and glorification. The authorship is traditionally assigned to John Bakewell, one of John Wesley’s lay preachers. But it is not clear that he wrote all of it. It appeared in 1760 in a collection by M. Madan, and later, in 1776, it was included in _Psalms and Hymns_ by Augustus M. Toplady. Both editors apparently made some changes and omissions in the hymn, resulting in our present version. _MUSIC._ IN BABILONE is a Dutch traditional melody, its present arrangement having been made by Professor Julius Röntgen, 1855-1933, of Amsterdam. It appeared in _The English Hymnal_ in 1906 and has since won its way into many American hymn books. It is a joyous, robust melody well suited to carry this hymn. 123. Hark, ten thousand harps and voices _Thomas Kelly_, 1769-1854 Based on Heb. 1:6: “Let all the angels of God worship Him.” The original poem has 7 stanzas. Lowell Mason added the “Hallelujahs” and the “Amen” when he set the hymn to music. Some hymn books have softened the “Hallelujah” to “Allelujah.” The last stanza is a prayer for the hastening of the day when heaven and earth shall pass away, which some may not be able to sing heartily and sincerely. For comments on Thomas Kelly see Hymn 119. _MUSIC._ HARWELL was written for this hymn in 1840. The original version had the men’s voices introduce lines 5 and 6 with a dotted eighth and a sixteenth note, in unison, while the soprano and altos observed a quarter rest. Later editing changed the tune so all the parts observed the quarter rest. For comments on the composer, Lowell Mason, see Hymn 12. 124. Alleluia! sing to Jesus! _William C. Dix_, 1837-98 Based on Rev. 5:9: “Thou hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every nation.” The original poem of five stanzas appeared in Dix’s _Altar Songs_, 1867, and was entitled “Redemption by the Precious Blood.” The hymn was linked to the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. The third and fourth stanzas, omitted here, are as follows: Alleluia! Bread of Heaven, Thou on earth our food, our stay! Alleluia! here the sinful Flee to thee from day to day: Intercessor, friend of sinners, Earth’s Redeemer, plead for me, Where the songs of all the sinless, Sweep across the crystal sea.