Charlotte Elliott

English poet, hymn writer, editor (1789-1871)

Charlotte Elliott (March 18, 1789 – September 22, 1871) was an English poet and hymn writer.

Charlotte Elliott

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Hours of Sorrow (1836)

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Hours of Sorrow; or, Thoughts in Verse, Chiefly Adapted to Seasons of Sickness, Depression, and Bereavement (James Nisbet and Co., 1836)
  • My God! is any hour so sweet,
    From blush of morn to evening-star,
    As that which calls me to Thy feet,—
    The hour of prayer?
    • "The Hour of Prayer", st. 1, p. 45.
  • Lord! till I reach yon blissful shore,
    No privilege so dear shall be,
    As thus my inmost soul to pour
    In prayer to Thee.
    • "The Hour of Prayer", st. 7, p. 46.
  • Renew my will from day to day!
    Blend it with Thine! and take away
    All that now makes it hard to say,
    "Thy will be done!"
    • "Thy Will Be Done", st. 7, p. 131.
  • Blest is my lot, whate'er befall:
    What can disturb me, who appall,
    While, as my strength, my rock, my all,
    Saviour! I cling to Thee?
    • "Prayer to the Saviour", st. 9, p. 133.

Selections from the Poems of Charlotte Elliott (1873)

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Selections from the Poems of Charlotte Elliott (London: The Religious Tract Society, 1873)
  • Just as I am — Thou wilt receive,
    Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve,
    Because Thy promise I believe—
    O Lamb of God, I come!
    • "Just as I Am", st. 5, p. v.
  • From human eyes 'tis better to conceal
    Much that I suffer, much I hourly feel;
    But oh, this thought can tranquillise and heal,
    All, all is known to Thee.
    • "Thou God Seest Me", st. 2, p. 215.
  • Nay, all by Thee is ordered, chosen, planned,
    Each drop that fills my daily cup, Thy hand
    Prescribes for ills none else can understand,
    All, all is known to Thee.
    • "Thou God Seest Me", st. 5, p. 215.

Leaves from the Unpublished Journals, Letters, and Poems (1874)

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Leaves from the Unpublished Journals, Letters, and Poems of Charlotte Elliott (London: The Religious Tract Society, 1874)
  • Is life's evening long and dreary?
    Gone the treasures once possessed?
    Is thy spirit faint and weary?
    Dost thou long to be at rest?
    On this sweet promise fix thy sight:
    "At evening time it shall be light."
    • "Lines for the Aged", st. 1, p. 199.
  • I saw the radiant Queen of Night
    Walking in brightness through the sky.
    • "The Setting Moon", line 1, p. 232.
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