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AYLESBURY.
S.
M.
"
According
to
thy
name,
O
God,
so
is
thy
praise
unto
the
ends
of
the
earth
:
thy
right
hand
is
full
of
righteousness.
For
this
God
is
our
God
for
ever
and
ever:
he
will
be
our
guide
even
unto
death."-Ps.
48
:
10,14.
REV.
ISAAC
WATTS,
1719.
Key
of
A
Minor.
JAMES
GREEN.
1.
The
God
we
wor
-
ship
now,
Will
guide
us
till
we
die,
Will
be
our
God
while
here
be
-
low,
And
ours
a
-
bove
the
sky.
2.
How
de-cent
and
how
wise!
How
glo-rious
to
be
-
hold,
Be-yond
the
pomp
that
charms
the
eye,
And
rites
a
-
dorned
with
gold.
3.
Far
as
Thy
name
is
known,
The
world
de-clares
Thy
praise;
Thy
saints,
O
Lord,
be
-
fore
Thy
throne
Their
songs
of
hon
-
or
raise.
This
tune
appeared
in
many
of
the
old
song
books.
In
William
Billings'
"
Work
of
18th
century;"
"
Southern
Harmony,"
1835;
Mason's
"
Sacred
Harp,"
1840;
"
Missouri
Harmony,"
1837,
and
earlier
editions.
This
hymn
is
taken
from
a
book
called
"The
Beauty
of
the
Church,"
or
"Gospel
Worship
and
Order."
It
has
six
stanzas.
The
tune
"
Aylesbury
"
is
in
the
older
song
books,
and
is
a
fine
minor
piece
of
music.
It
was
composed
by
James
Green.
WELLS.
L.
M.
"Whatsoever
thy
hand
findeth
to
do,
do
it
with
thy
might;
for
there
is
no
work,
nor
device,
nor
knowledge,
nor
wisdom,
in
the
grave,
whither
thou
goest."-ECCL.
9:10.
REV.
ISAAC
WATTS,
1719.
Key
of
G
Major.
ISRAEL
HOLDROYD,
1716.
1.
Life
is
the
time
to
serve
the
Lord,
The
time
t'insure
the
great
re
-
ward;
And
while
the
lamp
holds
out
to
burn
The
vil-est
sin-ner
may
re
-
turn.
2.
Life
is
the
hour
that
God
has
giv'n,
To
es-cape
hell
and
fly
to
heav'n;
The
day
of
grace,
and
mortals
may
Se
-
cure
the
bless-ing
of
the
day.
3.
The
living
know
that
they
must
die,
But
all
the
dead
for-got-ten
lie;
Their
mem-'ry
and
their
sense
is
gone,
A
-
like
un-know-ing
and un-known.
"
Wells
"
is
one
of
the
old
tunes
composed
by
the
above
author.
It
is
always
coupled
with
the
above
hymn.
Holdroyd
was
born
in
England,
1690,
and
was
both
a
composer
and
publisher
of
psalmody.
His
chief
collections
were
published
in
1746.
He
wrote
a
historical
account
of
music
and
dictionary
of
the
same,
1753.
In
these
sketches
a
number
of
items
will
be
given
about
the
great
hymn
writer,
Isaac
Watts.
He
was
a
very
delicate
man.
as
far
as
health
was
concerned.
Was
a
fine
orator,
polished
and
eloquent
minister,
and
a
man
of
great
power
and
influence,
and
one
among
the
greatest
hymn
writers
of
the
English-speaking
people.
He
belonged
to
the
English
Congregationalists.
"
Wells
"
was
first
published
in
1716
in
England;
by
Billings
in
1807;
Andrew
Law
in
1820;
Little
&
Smith
in
1830;
"Southern
Harmony
"
in
1835;
"
Missouri
"
Harmony
"
in
1837,
and
in
many
of
the
earlier
books
of
the
above
authors.