including the Bolton-Pratt adaptation of stanza 6, do not contain the changes to the chorus. Stanza two The Lord is extending the saints' understanding— Restoring their judges and all as at first; The knowledge and power of God are expanding The vail o'er the earth is beginning to burst. The word "vail" is the (now archaic) spelling of "veil" as found in the original 1830 hymnal. The King James Version of the Bible uses both spellings of the word interchangeably. Stanza three We call in our solemn assemblies, in spirit, To spread forth the kingdom of heaven abroad, That we through our faith may begin to inherit The visions, and blessings, and glories of God. Further parallels between patriotic "American Star" and "The Spirit of God" are found in stanza three. The patriotic song declares that "to us the high boon has been granted." Phelps elaborates on this: "We...begin to inherit the visions and blessings and glories of God." "The American Star" urges all "to spread the glad tidings of liberty far." Phelps urges the Saints "to spread forth the kingdom of heaven abroad." Stanza four We'll wash and be wash'd, and with oil be anointed Withal not omitting the washing of feet: For he that receiveth his PENNY appointed, Must surely be clean at the harvest of wheat. This stanza is rarely sung today as most hymnals have omitted stanzas four and five. The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) has kept this stanza as the ordinance of Feet Washing is currently practiced among the baptized membership. It is contained in their "Saints Hymnal" as number 13. The first two lines of this stanza refer to ordinances of washing and anointing (which continues today in LDS temple ordinances), and the washing of feet. The phrase "PENNY appointed" is a reference to the parable of the laborer in the vineyard (Matt 20:1–16). In this parable, laborers who start working during the eleventh hour receive the same reward of a penny as do the laborers who have been working from the very beginning. Stanza five Old Israel that fled from the world for his freedom, Must come with the cloud and the pillar, amain: A Moses, and Aaron, and Joshua lead him, And feed him on manna from heaven again. This stanza is rarely sung today as most hymnals have omitted stanzas four and five. Stanza six How blessed the day when