Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Hemans, Heber and Pollok: Complete in One Volume

It was while engaged in this way, that he found time for the occasional composition of some hymns, of which he originally intended to prepare a se ries, adapted to the English Church service throughout the year, for the use of his own parish. A few of them were first published in the Chris tian Observer for 1811 and 1812, introduced by a brief statement of the motives which led to their composition, which were correct in themselves, and highly creditable to the author! From some cause he never complaed the task which he had set for himself, but among those which he did prepare, there are some very beautiful specimens of devotional poetry, which would alone be suffi cient to preserve his memory from decay. Some of them, as his missionary hymn, have obtained a very celebrity, and there are few readers of poetry who are not familiar with that beautiful piece, beginning Brightest and best qf the sons qf the morning.

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