Charlotte Elliott
English poet, hymn writer, editor (1789-1871)
Charlotte Elliott (March 18, 1789 – September 22, 1871) was an English poet and hymn writer.
Quotes
editHours of Sorrow (1836)
edit- 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)
edit- 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Leaves from the Unpublished Journals, Letters, and Poems (1874)
edit- Leaves from the Unpublished Journals, Letters, and Poems of Charlotte Elliott (London: The Religious Tract Society, 1874)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.