Morgan, Samuel Christopher , D.D., s. of the Rev. S. F. Morgan, sometime Rector of All Saints, Birmingham, was b. July 29, 1836, educated at Wadham College, Oxford (B.A. 1859, M.A. 1862, B.D. and D.D. 1881), and ordained 1860. After holding other appointments he became in 1895 Vicar of Ebrington, Gloucester. He died March 23, 1898. His hymn, "Come, thou weary, Jesus calls thee" (Invitation), is in Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, 1881. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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Display Title: Come, Thou WearyFirst Line: Come, thou weary, Jesus calls theeTune Title: STACYAuthor: S. C. MorganMeter: 85.83Source: Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 Complete, by Ira Sankey, James McGranahan & George C. Stebbins (Chicago, Illinois: The Biglow & Main Company, 1894), number 267