Classic Hymns and Their Stories
Puzzle 35 · British Voices of the Nineteenth Century · Page 55 in print
Charlotte Elliott
Charlotte Elliott’s “Just as I Am” first appeared in the 1836 edition of the Invalid’s Hymn Book, with six stanzas.
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The words
Babington
Elliott’s sister and memoir writer.
Brighton
Elliott’s later home.
Cesar Malan
The minister acquainted with Elliott.
Clapham
The place where Elliott grew up.
Elliott
The hymn writer Charlotte Elliott.
Henry Venn
Elliott’s grandfather.
Hours of Sorrow
The short title used for Elliott’s devotional verse collection.
Huddersfield
The town associated with her grandfather’s ministry.
Illness
A lasting part of Elliott’s experience.
Journals
Elliott’s personal writings published after her death.
Kiernan
First compiler of the Invalid’s Hymn Book.
Lamb of God
The biblical title addressed in Elliott’s hymn.
Hymnary.org: Just as I Am, Without One Plea (opens a new tab)
Poems
The posthumous 1873 volume of Elliott’s verse.
Torquay
The town where Elliott lived from 1845.
Woodworth
A tune used for Elliott’s hymn.
Hymnary.org: Just as I Am, Without One Plea (opens a new tab)
Sources
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900: Elliott, CharlotteLeslie Stephen, Dictionary of National Biography (1885–1900), public domain
- John Julian, A Dictionary of Hymnology (1907), public-domain historical source via HymnaryHymnary.org
- Just as I Am, Without One PleaJohn Julian, A Dictionary of Hymnology (1907), public-domain historical source via Hymnary