4  While  we  now  thy  praises  sing,
When  ere  long  we  kneel  in  prayer,
To  our  minds  the  moment  bring
When  we  shall  assemble  there,
When  the  trumpet's  blast  shall  say,
Time  and  Hope  have  passed  away.
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We  cannot  pass  by  the  very  beautiful  hymn  entitled,

*  The  Hill  of  God.
1  There  is  a  hill  both  bright  and  high,

Where  God  himself  is  known  ;
'Ti*out  of  sight,  above  the  sky,
'Tis  God  Almighty's  throne !


286  Mrs.  Gilbert's  Anniversary  Hymns,  fa

*  And  who  are  they  who  venture  near

The  throne  of  God  to  see  ?
Ten  thousand  happy  ones,  who  here
Were  children  such  as  we !

*  Their  infant  spirits  stay'd  awhile

With  tender  friends  below.
But  death  came  early  with  a  smile,
And  pleased  they  were  to  go.
*  Their  sins  the  Saviour  washed  away,

He  made  them  white  and  clean;
They  loved  his  word,  they  loved  bis  day,
They  loved  Him,  though  unseen.
*  Now,  under  many  a  grassy  mound

Their  bodies  sweetly  rest,
And  safe  their  happy  souls  are  found
Upon  the  Saviour's  breast !

<  O  may  we  travel  as  they  trod

The  path  that  leads  to  heaven,
And -seek  forgiveness  from  that  God
Who  hath  their  sins  forgiven.
'  Dear  Saviour,  hear  this  humble  cry,

And  our  young  hearts  renew,
That  on  the  hill  so  bright  and  high,
We  may  behold  Thee  too/

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These  specimens  will  sufficiently  shew,  that  the  Annivi ,

Hymns  are  fully  equal  in  merit  to  the  former  productions  of
the  Author.
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Art  XVII.    SELECT  LITERARY  INFORMATION.
In  the  press,  and  speedily  will  be  pub-
lished, in  2  vols.  8vo*  with  a  Map,  &c.
Researches  in  South  Africa.  By  the  Rev.
