21 NOVEMBER 1947, Page 16

HYMN-SETTINGS

Sta,—Your correspondent, the Rev. E. Koch, states in his letter that Sir Norman Birkett is wrong in associating " Diadem " with "All Hail the Power of Jesu's Name." Whilst it is true that " Miles Lane" is usually associated with this hymn, the tune "Diadem" is the favourite tune among Methodists and is found among the additional tunes in the Methodist Hymn Book, No. 6. It was composed for Edward Perronet's hymn, by James Ellor in 1837, in his eighteenth year.—Yours faithfully,

Treverbyn Vicarage, St. Austell, Cornwall.

STUART W. ARTLESS.