Introduction
(1852–1934)
Words: Theodore Monod, 1874. Monod, a Parisian, wrote these words, in English, during a series of consecration meetings in Broadlands, Hampshire, England, in July 1874. At the close of the meetings, he gave them to Lord Mount-Temple, who had them printed on a program card for a series of similar meetings at Oxford in October 1874.
Music: St. Jude Charles J. Vincent, Jr., in The Primitive Methodist Hymnal Supplement with Tunes, edited by George Booth (London: Primitive Methodist Publishing House, 1912), number 100 (🔊 pdf nwc).
Alternate Tunes:
- Oh, the Bitter William H. Monk, in Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1889 (🔊 pdf nwc)
- Tetworth George M. Garrett (1834–1897) (🔊 pdf nwc)
If you know where to get a good photo of Monod (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels), or a better one of Vincent,