Rev. W. Hay Aitken, Canon of Norwich et al. in Norwich
from My Life and Sacred Songs, pages 92-93:
The following narrative is from the pen of Rev. W. Hay Aitken, Canon of Norwich : —
" During a mission in the West End, a young lady of fashion, who had led a very worldly and thoughtless life, was induced to attend one of my services. As far as I know the sermon did not move her at all ; at any rate, it was not anything that I said that led her to a decision. She rose to go as soon as the sermon was over, but on her way down the crowded aisle she got interested in Mrs. Codner's touching hymn, ' Even me,' which was being sung, and which, strange to say, was quite new to her. Just as she … more >>
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Ira David Sankey, My Life and Sacred Songs (1906), p. 92-93. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1431699466127 accessed: 1 September, 2024
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Even Me
written by Elizabeth Codner, William B. Bradbury |
performed by Church Congregation |
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Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |
Originally submitted by Gill on Fri, 15 May 2015 15:17:46 +0100
Approved on Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:15:32 +0100