Nevertheless, Landstad continued for several years to revise his own work, and in 1869 the hymn-book was finally published and authorized for use in the Church of Norway. Within a year it had been introduced into 648 of the 923 parishes of the country. In 1876 Landstad retired from active service after the Norwegian parliament had unanimously voted him an annual pension of 4,000 crowns in appreciation of the great service he had rendered his country. He died in Christiania, October 9, 1880. Among the hymns of Landstad that have been translated into English are, "I know of a sleep in Jesus' Name," "I come to Thee, O blessed Lord," "There many shall come from the East and the West," "When sinners see their lost condition," and "Before Thee, God, who knowest all." Although Landstad's hymns do not attain to lofty poetic heights, they are marked by a spirit of unusual intimacy, deep earnestness, and a warmth of feeling that make a strong appeal to the worshiper. PART IV ENGLISH HYMNODY Ken's Immortal Evening Hymn Glory to Thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light: Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, Beneath Thine own almighty wings. Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done: That, with the world, myself, and Thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed; To die, that this vile body may Rise glorious at the judgment day. O then shall I in endless day, When sleep and death have passed away, With all Thy saints and angels sing In endless praise to Thee, my King. Thomas Ken, 1695. THE DAWN OF HYMNODY IN ENGLAND Owing to the strong prejudice in the Reformed Church to hymns of "human composure," the development of hymnody in England, as well as other countries where Calvin's teachings were accepted, was slow. Crude paraphrases of the Psalms, based on the Genevan Psalter, appeared from the hands of various versifiers and were used generally in the churches of England and Scotland. It was not until 1637, more than a century after Luther had published his first hymn-books, that England's first hymn-writer was born. He was Bishop Thomas Ken. This first sweet singer in the early dawn of English hymnody holds the distinction of having written the most famous doxology of the Christian Church. It is the so-called "long meter" doxology: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.