Art thou acquainted, O my soul

Art thou acquainted, O my soul

Author: Charlotte Elliott
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: Charlotte Elliott

Elliott, Charlotte, daughter of Charles Elliott, of Clapham and Brighton, and granddaughter of the Rev. H. Venn, of Huddersfield, was born March 18, 1789. The first 32 years of her life were spent mostly at Clapham. In 1823 she removed to Brighton, and died there Sept. 22, 1871. To her acquaintance with Dr. C. Malan, of Geneva, is attributed much of the deep spiritual-mindedness which is so prominent in her hymns. Though weak and feeble in body, she possessed a strong imagination, and a well-cultured and intellectual mind. Her love of poetry and music was great, and is reflected in her verse. Her hymns number about 150, a large percentage of which are in common use. The finest and most widely known of these are, "Just as I am” and "My God… Go to person page >

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First Line: Art thou acquainted, O my soul
Author: Charlotte Elliott
Copyright: Public Domain

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Art thou acquainted, O my soul? C. Elliott. [Despondency.] First printed in 1834, in the Appendix to the Invalid's Hymn Book, the entire Appendix being from Miss Elliott's pen. It is No. vi., is headed "Under Depression of Spirits," and based on Job xxii. 21. It is in 8 stanzas of 4 lines, and is retained in subsequent editions. [William T. Brooke]

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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