The style of singing at funerals, as well as the character of the hymns, has greatly changed--if, indeed, music continues to be a part of the service, as frequently, in ordinary cases, it is not. "China" with its comforting words--and terrifying chords--is forever obsolete, and not only that, but Dr. Muhlenberg's, "I Would Not Live Alway," with its sadly sentimental tune of "Frederick," has passed out of common use. Anna Steele's "So Fades the Lovely, Blooming Flower," on the death of a child, is occasionally heard, and now and then Dr. S.F. Smith's, "Sister, Thou Wast Mild and Lovely," (with its gentle air of "Mt. Vernon,") on the death of a young lady. Standard hymns like Watts', "Unveil Thy Bosom, Faithful Tomb," to the slow, tender melody of the "Dead March," (from Handel's oratorio of "Saul") and Montgomery's "Servant of God, Well Done," to "Olmutz," or Woodbury's "Forever with the Lord," still retain their prestige, the music of the former being played on steeple-chimes on some burial occasions in cities, during the procession-- Nor pain nor grief nor anxious fear Invade thy bounds; no mortal woes Can reach the peaceful sleeper here While angels watch the soft repose. The latter hymn (Montgomery's) is biographical--as described on page 301-- Servant of God, well done; Rest from thy loved employ; The battle fought, the victory won, Enter thy Master's joy. Only five stanzas of this long poem are now in use. The exquisite elegy of Montgomery, entitled "The Grave,"-- There is a calm for those who weep, A rest for weary mortals found They softly lie and sweetly sleep Low in the ground. --is by no means discontinued on funeral occasions, nor Margaret Mackay's beloved hymn,-- Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, --melodized in Bradbury's "Rest." Mrs. Margaret Mackay was born in 1801, the daughter of Capt. Robert Mackay of Hedgefield, Inverness, and wife of a major of the same name. She was the author of several prose works and _Lays of Leisure Hours_, containing seventy-two original hymns and poems, of which "Asleep in Jesus" is one. She died in 1887. "MY JESUS, AS THOU WILT." (_Mein Jesu, wie du willst._) This sweet hymn for mourners, known to us here in Jane Borthwick's translation, was written by Benjamin Schmolke (or Schmolk) late in the 17th century. He was born at Brauchitzchdorf, in Silesia, Dec. 21, 1672, and received his education at the Labau Gymnasium and Leipsic University. A sermon preached while a youth, for his father, a Lutheran pastor, showed such remarkable promise that a wealthy man paid the expenses of his education for the ministry. He was ordained and settled as pastor of the Free Church at Schweidnitz, Silesia, in which charge he continued from 1701 till his death.