Elven, Cornelius, pastor for fifty years of the Baptist Church at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, was born in 1797, and died in 1873. His hymn, "With broken heart and contrite sigh” (Lent), is found in several collections in Great Britain and America. It was written in Jan., 1852 (Miller's Singers & Songs, p., 449) for use at special services by his own congregation, and was included in the Baptist Psalms & Hymns, 1858.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Tune Title: HOLBORN HILLFirst Line: God gives His mercies to be spentComposer: AnonymousMeter: LMIncipit: 33343 32111 12344Key: F MajorSource: St. Alban's Tune Book
Tune Title: HOLBORN HILLFirst Line: My gracious Lord, I own Thy rightComposer: AnonymousMeter: LMIncipit: 33343 32111 12344Key: F MajorSource: St. Alban’s Tune Book
Tune Title: HOLBORN HILLFirst Line: Upon the Gospel's sacred pageComposer: AnonymousMeter: LMIncipit: 33343 32111 12344Key: F MajorSource: St. Alban’s Tune Book
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