He was greatly loved by the people of India, who established a lasting memorial there in the form of a medical college bearing his name. In 1839, a year after his death in India, his brother, Charles, had twelve of Robert's poems published in a little volume entitled Sacred Poems. Although several of these poem hymns received some acceptance, only this text is still in common usage in most hymnals today. However, there is an uncertainty, since in other works by these two Austrian brother musicians, Franz Joseph and the younger Johann Michael, there are several songs that begin with this same melody but none which compares exactly with Gardiner's adaptation. The first use of this tune in the United States was in 1818 in a collection entitled Sacred Melodies by Oliver Shaw.
Worship renews the spirit as sleep renews the body.
But if Jesus Christ came into the room we should fall down on our knees and worship Him. Kregel Publishers , P.O. Box 2607, Grand Rapids, MI 49501, 1982. Used by permission - duplication without permission is a violation of U.S. copyright law. To Purchase This Book On-Line.