THE OLD PSALM TUNE.

'XT'OU asked, dear friend, the other day,

Why still my charmed ear Rejoiceth in uncultured tone That old psalm tune to hear ?

I Ve heard full oft, in foreign lands. The grand orchestral strain,

Where music's ancient masters live. Revealed on earth again, —

Where breathing, solemn instruments, In swaying clouds of sound.

Bore up the yearning, tranced soul. Like silver wings around ; —