Object: A desk pen that is a reminder of a quill and an ink well

Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to talk about one of the most famous of Christian carols and the very interesting way that it was first used. There was a man by the name of John Francis Wade who was asked by a college in the land of Portugal to help them put together a new Latin hymnal. There was a lot of work involved, and it took a man who could understand and write in several languages. Not everyone who helped him could read the Latin languages. They depended on him to make good copies of all the hymns.

Finally one day it was finished and everyone was very pleased. It was only after he had left and the book was printed that they discovered a strange hymn had been included that no one had ever heard befor…