Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: APPENDIX A. The following is the version of 1876 of the hymn, " I would not live alway: " — " I would not live alway — I ask not to stay, For nought but to lengthen the term of the way ; Nay, fondly I 've hoped, when my work-days were done, Then, s.oon and undim'd, would go down my life's sun. " But, if other my lot, and I 'm destined to wait Thro' suffering and weakness in useless estate, Till I gain my release, gracious Lord keep me still, Unmurmuring, resigned to thy Fatherly will. " Yea, thus let it be, so that thereby I grow More meet for his presence to whom I would go, More patient, more loving, more quiet within, Throughly washed in the Fountain that eleanseth from sin. " So the days of my tarrying on to their end, Bringing forth what they may, all in praise I would spend: Then, no cloud on my faith, when called for I 'd leave, Calm in prayer, ' Lord Jesus, my spirit receive.' " But inside the veil, — How, how is it there ? Dare we ask for some sight, or some sound to declare, What the blessed are doing — afar or anear ? Oh! but for a whisper, the darkness to cheer! " Yet, why aught of darkness ? Light, light enough this, The Paradise life, — it can be only bliss; And whatever its kind, or where'er its realm lies, The Saviour its glory, the Sun of its skies." APPENDIX B. In view of the general interest in the subject of Christian Unity, which has recently occupied the minds of the American churches of all names, the following declaration of the House of Bishops is added as an emphatic underscoring of the position taken by Dr. Muhlenberg upon this subject, and as the historic realization of his original proposition made thirty years ago in the " Memorial Movement," of which he was the author, as well as to show that Dr. Muhlc... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.