Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#192

192. My Song is Love Unknown

Text Information

• First Line: My song is love unknown
• Title: My Song is Love Unknown
• Author: Samuel Crossman (1664, alt.)
• Meter: 66.66.88.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Matthew 21:8-11
  ;
  Matthew 27:22-23
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Nature of; Jesus Christ: Suffering and Death

Tune Information

• Name: RHOSYMEDRE
• Composer: John D. Edwards (c. 1840)
• Meter: 66.66.88.8
• Key: F Major or modal

Text Information:

Anglican Samuel Crossman was, for a time, a Puritan. Published in London in 1664, the year of the plague, this text shows Crossman, like Isaac Watts, going beyond scripture for inspiration