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Click the Donate button below to be taken to a secure giving site. Or you can make your tax-deductible contribution by sending a check to Hymnary. Venn, of Huddersfield, was born March 18, The first 32 years of her life were spent mostly at Clapham. In she removed to Brighton, and died there Sept. To her acquaintance with Dr. Malan, of Geneva, is attributed much of the deep spiritual-mindedness which is so prominent in her hymns. Though weak and feeble in body, she possessed a strong imagination, and a well-cultured and intellectual mind. Her love of poetry and music was great, and is reflected in her verse.

Her hymns number about , a large percentage of which are in common use. Just as I am, without one plea Title: Confession Songs, Communion Songs 2 Kings 5: Gospel song service 34b Alexander's New Revival Hymnal: Clapham, London, England, ; d. Brighton, East Sussex, England, suffered a serious illness that left her a semi-invalid for the rest of her life. Within a year she went through a spiritual crisis and confessed to the Swiss evangelist Henri A. He answered, "Come to him just as you are.

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Hymn writing provided a way for Elliot to cope with her pain and depression — she wrote approximately hymns, which were published in her Invalid's Hymn Book several editions, , Hymns for a Week , and Thoughts in Verse on Sacred Subjects Many of her hymns reflect her chronic pain and illness but also reveal that faith gave her perseverance and hope. She added a seventh stanza that same year, when the hymn was also published in her Hours of Sorrow Cheered and Comforted The Psalter Hymnal prints the four most common stanzas. Widely translated, this hymn has brought consolation to millions.

Service of confession and forgiveness; in response to preaching; for the Lord's Supper; in evangelistic services as a hymn of invitation. From this last work the hymn has been transferred to almost every Hymn published in English-speaking countries during the past fifty years. It has been translated into almost every European language, and into the languages of many distant lands. The testimony of Miss Elliott's brother the Rev. Elliott, editor of Psalms and Hymns , to the great results arising from this one hymn, is very touching.

It ranks with the finest hymns in the English language. Its success has given rise to many imitations, the best of which is R. Cook's "Just as thou art, without one trace. Bingham, is given in his Hymnologia Christiana Latina , and a second by H.

In the Record , Oct. Moule of Durham, then Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, gave a most interesting account of Miss Elliott, and of the origin of this hymn. Moule, who is related to the family, derived his information from family sources.

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In an abbreviated form this is the beautiful story: Besides its general trying influence on the spirits, it often caused her the peculiar pain of a seeming uselessness in her life while the circle round her was full of unresting serviceableness for God. Such a time of trial marked the year , when she was forty-five years old, and was living in Westfield Lodge, Brighton.

Her brother, the Rev. Mary's Hall, at Brighton, a school designed to give, at nominal cost, a high education to the daughters of clergymen; a noble work which is to this day carried on with admirable ability and large success. Mary's Hall there was to be held a bazaar. Westfield Lodge was all astir; every member of the large circle was occupied morning and night in the preparations, with the one exception of the ailing sister Charlotte—as full of eager interest as any of them, but physically fit for nothing.

The night before the bazaar she was kept wakeful by distressing thoughts of her apparent uselessness; and these thoughts passed—by a transition easy to imagine—into a spiritual conflict, till she questioned the reality of her whole spiritual life, and wondered whether it were anything better after all than an illusion of the emotions, an illusion ready to be sorrowfully dispelled.

She gathered up in her soul the grand certainties, not of her emotions, but of her salvation: And taking pen and paper from the table she deliberately set down in writing, for her own comfort, 'the formulas of her faith' So in verse she restated to herself the Gospel of pardon, peace, and heaven. She read the hymn, and asked she well might for a copy. So it first stole out from that quiet room into the world, where now for sixty years it has been sowing and reaping, till a multitude which only God can number have been blessed through its message.

Moule follows with a statement that the hymn was printed in the Invalid's Hymn Book , With a copy of that book before us we can positively say it is not there. Its earliest date of publication in that collection was the edition of The actual date, month and day of the bazaar we are unable to trace; neither have we seen, after an extended search, any printed form of the hymn of an earlier date than This caused depression, and within the year she experienced a severe spiritual crisis. Swiss evangelist Henry A.

One night, twelve years later, she lay awake, distressed by her uselessness as an invalid, and by doubts of her spiritual life. The next day, as she reflected on the previous night, she decided she needed to meet her spiritual troubles head on and conquer them by the grace of God. Although this is a reflective hymn, it also has the tendency to drag. So while still being reflective, keep the tempo moving.

Both hymns assure us that Christ invites us to come to Him whatever our circumstances or situations. While it might be too much to use both hymns at the same point in the service, if you have a service based on this theme, the two hymns can powerfully echo that message throughout your time of worship. A separate copy of this score must be purchased for each choir member.

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On behalf of the entire Hymnary. Just as I am, without one plea Author: Representative Text 1 Just as I am, without one plea, but that thy blood was shed for me, and that thou bidd'st me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. FlexScores are available in the Media section below. You have access to this FlexScore. Text size Text size:.

Music size Music size:. This is a preview of your FlexScore. African American Heritage Hymnal Just as I am, without one plea Tune Title: Charlotte Elliott Meter: AGO Founders Hymnal Charlotte Elliott, Meter: Ancient and Modern a. Just as I am, without one plea First Line: After a three-year delay, while doctors debated what to do about the pin prick in his side, Andrew had his third operation last December. Mr Ralph inserted the reservoir component of his penile implant into the left side of his abdomen and capped it off ready to be connected.

Then, at midday on Friday, he was back on the operating table for two hours to have his phalloplasty completed. The final decision was whether to have one or two tubes inserted into his penis. Andrew said a surgeon in America told him he likely had the most expensive appendage in the world.

But that does not take into account the other operations I've had," he said. Bionic man Andrew Wardle admitted last night that he had tried to end his life twice after feeling alienated from society. Andrew revealed that he had always felt like an outsider after being born with the congenital disease bladder exstrophy - literally turned inside out.

He felt abandoned by his birth mother, who had him adopted, and rejected by his birth parents for not being normal. At school, he failed to fit in as his life was consumed by hospital appointments, rather than play dates and homework. After dropping out, he turned to drugs, hiding his disability from scores of girlfriends, because he was too wasted to have sex.

It was only after he had an epiphany in Thailand, after quitting drugs, and meeting his current girlfriend Fedra Fabian, that he turned his life round. I went through a lot of operations and knew there was something wrong," he said. He's such a handsome lad. I turned to drugs. I turned to crime.

I turned in on myself.

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It was only when I found this hospital at the age of 39, that my life began to turn around. Born in , at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, Cheshire, the son of single mother, Andrew was so ill that doctors thought he would not survive. As well as bladder exstrophy, Andrew had epispadias, meaning that his bladder was not properly formed and his hips weren't fully joined.

Unable to cope, his mother put him up for adoption but it took 18 years of fostering before he was adopted. He spent his childhood in and out of hospital - although surgeons managed to move his bladder inside his body, it was tiny and he was prone to infection. I was a genius at getting changed, like a burlesque dancer. However, as he hit puberty, the realisation struck that he was different from his peers. It was the era of Benny Hill, the comedian, and every joke was sexualised.

I saw a psychologist but he started talking about dark clouds and put me off for life. Everyone around me was planning to get a job, get married and have kids and I could see no future. I thought what am I going to do after I leave school? I couldn't see past the day I left school. In despair, Andrew tried to take his life and ended up in hospital but, even then, he felt nobody cared. I just wanted to end my life. They kept me in for a while and then they just sent me home. Again, it was just brushed under the carpet. After leaving school at the age of 15 without any qualifications — he walked out of his exams - Andrew got dead-end jobs at a butcher's and abattoir.

He turned to drugs to numb his pain, taking advantage of the rave culture in Manchester. In a bid to escape, he moved to Minehead, in Devon, to work at Butlin's, but he found that drugs were readily available at the holiday camp. I didn't care what I was doing to myself. Perhaps because of his lack of availability, Andrew became a magnet for the girls. But they were just a front to hide his disability: For someone else it must sound bonkers but for me it was completely normal.

They thought I was a gentleman. I once told a woman I was a Muslim because I had run out of anything else.

If the relationship lasted, he would eventually come clean: Her mum actually said: You can't go up to someone and say: There is never a right time. No matter what anyone says. It's always going to come across badly. Gradually Andrew's life spiralled out of control. In , at the age of 34, he left Butlin's and drifted into casual work at fast food outlets in the seaside town of Skegness, Lincolnshire.

I think I had a complete breakdown. I broke up with another woman and realised I was on a spiral. They traced the number from the phone box. Can you open the door? God knows where it came from. His turnaround finally came at the start of when he flew to Thailand for a change of scenery. I ended up flying to Bangkok and getting a little bus to Pattaya.

What have I done? If you are worried about your or someone else's mental health, the best place to get help is your GP or local mental health provider.

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