Mr. J.B. Cornell et al. in Long Branch - late 19th Century
from My Life and Sacred Songs, page 270:
Fanny Crosby wrote the words of this hymn in 1869, and it was set to music by W. H. Doane two years later. I sang it for the first time in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cornell at Long Branch. The servants gathered from all parts of the house while I was singing, and looked into the parlour where I was seated. When I had finished, one of them said : " That is the finest hymn I have heard for a long time ; won't you please sing it over again? "
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Ira David Sankey, My Life and Sacred Songs (1906), p. 270. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432211874538 accessed: 22 November, 2024
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written by W.H. Doane, Fanny Crosby |
performed by Ira David Sankey |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | late 19th Century |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by Gill on Thu, 21 May 2015 13:37:54 +0100
Approved on Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:23:00 +0100