Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 27, 2004
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Something happened to me, which was known only to myself, and which caused me the most severe mental suffering. The hymn was the fruit of that suffering. It was the quickest bit of work I ever did in my life. I had the impression of having it
O Joy That Seeks Me Through Pain (Psa 23:3)
He restores my soul.
George Matheson, a blind Pastor said about his famous hymn:
My hymn was composed in the manse of Innelan [Argyleshire, Scotland] on the evening of the 6th of June, 1882, when I was 40 years of age. I was alone in the manse at
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