tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24288613.post2095520882516802846..comments2023-12-03T03:04:42.826-05:00Comments on Conjubilant with Song: Charlotte ElliottC.W.S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04745714524175357522noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24288613.post-28746954277161623502011-01-05T19:07:30.233-05:002011-01-05T19:07:30.233-05:00I was just reading Studying my learning Bible(Wome...I was just reading Studying my learning Bible(Women Of Faith) Study Bible;whenI passed through one of Ms. Charlotte Elliott's (Just as I am) and immediately I became curious to who this ladie was. this curiousity led me to do some research on her and the Hymn.How beautiful and inspiring to Know that we all have the same freedom to righfully chose.Thank you for the encouragement that is needed in my life todayTara Duncannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24288613.post-3844183505008849002010-03-21T04:02:32.609-04:002010-03-21T04:02:32.609-04:00You sent me off in search of the provenance of the...You sent me off in search of the provenance of the last stanza, as I have known it for a long time.<br /><br />Turns out that it was not in Elliott's original, but she added it about 20 years later, in a newer edition of one of her books. It's quite in the tradition of having the final stanza of a hymn end up in heaven.<br /><br />I suspect that it is sometimes left out of hymnals because this hymn has been so frequently used at altar calls and similar occasions, most prominently in the services of the Billy Graham Crusade. Perhaps leaving out heaven makes the "I come" more about the present, even the literal call to come forward.<br /><br />Not sure that's what Elliott had in mind. Her focus on hymns for "invalids" (and not for congregations) suggests that she was writing this for people who might not live long lives, and thus were "coming" to Jesus sooner than many. I'd say it's the adoption of this hymn for wider use that has led to the interpretation of devoting one's life on earth to Christ. It's not wrong, just different.<br /><br />And which tune do they sing in Canada?C.W.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04745714524175357522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24288613.post-42728672128320554682010-03-19T10:59:11.338-04:002010-03-19T10:59:11.338-04:00I don't ever recall seeing or singing that 5th...I don't ever recall seeing or singing that 5th verse before. Is it often excluded from hymnals? The other 4 I'm sure I could sing from memory with just a few key word hints. Too many repetitions at altar calls....AuntEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632926330058119348noreply@blogger.com