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THE STORY OF THE HYMNS AND THEIR WRITERS 383

Hymn 733. In memory of the Saviour s love. THOMAS COTTERILL (168).

Blest with the presence of their God, a hymn of six verses, headed For the Sacrament, appeared in a Selection of Psalms and Hymns, Uttoxeter, 1805, edited by the Rev. Jonathan Stubbs. Cotterill and others assisted in the compilation. This cento, verses 3, 5, 6, appeared in R. Whittingham s Collection, 1835.

Hymn 734. Be known to us in breaking bread.

JAMES MONTGOMERY (94).

In his Christian Psalmist, 1825, entitled The Family Table. Now used as a Sacramental hymn.

��Hymn 735. Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face.

DR. H. BONAR (70).

In Hymns of Faith and Hope, 1st Series, 1857, headed This do in remembrance of Me.

Dr. Bonar used to go once a year to assist his elder brother, Dr. John James Bonar, of St. Andrew s Free Church, Greenock, at his Communion Service. At his request, this hymn was sent and read aloud after the Communion on the first Sunday in October, 1855. It was printed afterwards with a memorandum of the various services. There are four more verses in the original.

��Hymn 736. According to Thy gracious word. JAMES MONTGOMERY (94).

In his Christian Psalmist, 1825, with the motto This do in remem brance of Me. Luke xxii. 19.

From its first appearance this has been one of the most popular Communion hymns.

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