HANKEY has many characteristics of a gospel song: stepwise melodic motion, verse refrain form, and simple harmony. After hearing both hymn texts from Hankey's poems quoted by one of the speakers at an 1867 YMCA convention in Montreal, Quebec, gospel hymn writer William H. Doane (PHH 473) was inspire…
Display Title: How blest the man whose trespassFirst Line: How blest the man whose trespassTune Title: I LOVE TO TELL THE STORYMeter: 7s & 6s.Scripture: Psalm 32:1-2; Psalm 32:4-7Date: 1879Subject: Pardon and Peace |