THE PSALMS AND CANTICLES IN ENGLISH VERSE.
The Psalms and Canticles in English Verse. By the Right Rev. Bishop Bagshawe. (Sands and Co. 4s. net.)—This "English verse" is very like our old acquaintance, " Sternholcl and Hop- kins," unknown, doubtless, to nine-tenths of present-day church- goers, or the Scottish Paraphrase, which still, we suppose, holds its own in some congregations of the stricter sort. Here is a specimen of it (Psalm xviii.-xix. in Anglican Bibles and Prayer- books) :—
" The Heavens do God's glory tell, And of it witness bear : So doth the mighty firmament His handiwork declare.
Each day, unto succeeding day,
Doth utter forth his word; And night to night doth illustrate
The wisdom of the Lord."
We do not gather from the preface what-is- the precise object of this version. That it can edify the private reader is scarcely conceivable.
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