Colonel in London - late 19th Century
from My Life and Sacred Songs, page 156:
This favourite hymn brought blessing to a retired colonel of the English army, at one of Mr. Moody's meetings on the banks of the Thames. The colonel had become anxious about his spiritual condition, and decided to go to London to attend our meetings there. At the conclusion of one of the evening services, as he was about to leave the great building, his attention was arrested by a sweet voice singing, " Let the Saviour in." On taking the train at Waterloo station for Bournemouth, the song remained in his heart and the wheels of the train seemed to repeat in his ears the refrain, " Let Him … more >>
Ira David Sankey, My Life and Sacred Songs (1906), p. 156. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432119988981 accessed: 1 September, 2024
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Let the Saviour in
written by E.O. Excell, J.B. Atchinson |
performed by Unknown Female |
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Date/Time | late 19th Century |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |