Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-02-15
FAMOUS HYMNS.
Anecdotes and Incidents Connee'oo
With Their Origin.

With Their Origin.
Strange and pathetic are many OF Tue
stories connected with the origin OF ia
mons HYMNS. In some cases, however,
ectitious romances have been puii'
around beautiful words sung IN OUT
channels and churches. For many years
II was believed that Cowper's "God
Moves In Mysterious Way" was
written as an outpouring OF thu poets
soul in gratitude for the frustrauon Oh
h,s attempted suicide In October, 1913.
The fact, however, says LONDON III,
pits tbat this hymn has been found
in n manuscript in which the latest
date is August, 1918, proves 'nat II
was written before Cowpers attemp'
on his life. IT.,
Then again, 1t is popular Deiiet
that Augustus Toplady wrote "hocK Oh
Ages" while sheltering from storm
between two limestone rocks IN tne
Mendips. No proof Of the story ~
forthcoming, however, and consequent
" II must be accepted with caution
put there Is no doubt that the author
of "Christians. Awake" John Byrom'
composed that magnificent hymn us
christmas gift to his favorite daugn-
ter Dorothy, for he inscribed upon Tue
manuscript. christmas day Tor Doiy.
II was characteristic Of the late Bish'
IN Rjckersteth, who wrote peace, fer'
foot Peace" that he always found II
oosiest TO express In verse Whatever
. subject was uppermost IN MS ininu
/, One day he heard a sermon dellVerec
nv Canon Glbbon, vicar OF harrogate
on the text Thou wilt keep him IL
= perfect peace whose mind Is stayeu Vi
y thee" and shortly afterward went U
. visit an aged and dying relative Arcn
. deacon Hill of Liverpool. Bishop blch
orctath found the archdeacon some
what troubled in mind, and, 1t peln
natural to him to express IN verse VI
sn,ritual comfort which he desired
= convey. the bishop took up shee'
naner and there and then wrote DO"
N tho HYMN lust exactly as 1t STANDS an
10 read it to his dying friend.
Ill tO
ii An example of hymn being write
- 20 srit certain tune is furnished o
II the grand old favorite u Ihink nc
az 7 Read That Sweet Story OF ola. Mr
., Iuke the author, was very mucn III
Il. pressed one day by an old Greek tui
- which she had seen the children OF u
ha Normal Infant school, Gray's Inn roa
n marching to, and while going nome
m. the stagecoach she wrote the woruS
=. sr,t the music on the back OF an o
,is envelope. at,
~ -, Tbere are two accounts OF how Ju
e. no Am" came to be written. one
thorlty asserts that 1t was WINE ,
ha Law in great physical weakness on
sofa the other members OF the ram
hoing nresent at bazaar In which
80 brt the invalid were taking an acti
mart that Charlotte Elliott, the auth
Of the hymn. wrote the words wnl
~ have stirred the hearts OF tnousan'
~ On the other hand, the story Is u
" q Young girl was going to the town
choose n new dress for a ball. On
way she met a priest. who saio
-" ought not to go. However, she we
Al hut did not enjoy the evening at
a.. az and returned home miserable. On
Iotte Elliott for that was the you
girls name) went TO confess 10
~ nriest all about 1t and asked what
~ sbould do. He advised her to go nc
49, and tell Jesus all about 1t. JUST
- ~, am9' she said. Yes, just as you al
She returned home and on her XII
composed that lovely hymn just
Am" The proofs, however, seen
-- noInt TO the first story, which is 81
hat IN DIR. Julian's Dictionary OF Hym
ogy." as being the correct one.
tain DIR. Julian, by the way, tells US
his the total number Of Christian hyl
new in the 200 or more languages and
mont lects in which they have been VIII
den is not less IMAM 1Vo'00'' -, :,
bis ing first with 100000 and English n
into The most popular hymns, accoruin
he'd census which he has taken
"When | Survey the Wondrous Cr'
airs awake, My Soul, and With the >
door clark, the Herald Angels sing
-, "a "Rock Of Ages. Cleft For Me"