ELLINGHAM (Godfrey)

Composer: Nathaniel S. Godfrey

Born: November, 30, 1817, London, England. Died: October 26, 1883, Southsea, Hampshire, England. Son of an apothecary at Turvey, Bedfordshire, Godfrey was educated at St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge (summa cum laude, 1847). He served as Curate of Swansea (1847-48) and Biddenham, Bedford (1848-50). He resigned in 1858 to become minister and Perpetual Curate at St. Bartholomew’s Temperance Church in Portsea, Hampshire. While at Portsea, he was suspended for three years for practicing spiritualism. --www.hymntime.com/tch/  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ELLINGHAM (Godfrey)
Composer: Nathaniel S. Godfrey
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Incipit: 31433 21262 17123
Key: A Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Take My Life, and Let It Be

Take my life and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in endless praise,
let them flow in endless praise.

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Gentle Jesus

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Text: Love Is Stronger Than Death
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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #409

Himnos de la Iglesia #351

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The Cyber Hymnal #10659

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The Cyber Hymnal #16183

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