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The Annals of the Poor

PART VIII
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The singing was regularly continued, with occasional intervals of about five minutes during our whole progress.
I cannot describe the state of my own mind as peculiarly connected with this solemn singing.

I was reminded of older times and ancient piety.

I wished the practice more frequent.

It seems well calculated to excite and cherish devotion and religious affections.
Music, when judiciously brought into the service of religion, is one of the most delightful, and not least efficacious means of grace.

I pretend not too minutely to conjecture as to the actual nature of those pleasures which, after the resurrection, the re-united body and soul will enjoy in heaven; but I can hardly persuade myself that melody and harmony will be wanting, when even the sense of hearing shall itself be glorified.
We at length arrived at the church.


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