#SUNDAY HYMN: PASS ME NOT, O GENTLE SAVIOR Words: Fanny Crosby, 1868 Music: W. Howard Doane, 1870 William Doane, a wealthy entrepreneur, and Fanny Crosby teamed up to make beautiful music together—collaborating on more than a thousand songs. Their initial meeting - Doane having tracked Crosby down on a visit to New York City - led to the writing of Pass Me Not. Acquainted with Crosby by her poetic reputation and a brief correspondence, Doane was surprised at what he found on the lower west side of Manhattan: a diminutive middle-aged blind woman living in a dilapidated tenement. Crosby welcomed Doane into her attic apartment. He returned a few days later; Crosby accepted a challenge he placed before her: Could she - would she - write a poem titled Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior? Crosby typically wrote lyrics for a specific melody or as the muses struck; Doanes request - to run with a prescribed but tuneless first line - went without inspiration for several weeks until... Crosby walked into a room full of men whom society had cast aside. Criminals locked away in a fortress. Crosby, speaking at evangelistic services in a prison near her home, overheard one prisoners desperate prayer: Good Lord! Do not pass me by! Do not turn your back on me. Do not ignore me, forget me, neglect me. Crosby went home that night and penned four verses and a chorus. Doane subsequently wrote the tune appropriate to the sinners memorable supplication. Savior, Savior, Hear my humble cry; While on others thou art calling, Do not pass me by. 1. Pass me not, O gentle Savior, Hear my humble cry; While on others Thou art calling, Do not pass me by. Refrain Savior, Savior, Hear my humble cry; While on others Thou art calling, Do not pass me by. 2. Let me at Thy throne of mercy Find a sweet relief, Kneeling there in deep contrition; Help my unbelief. Refrain 3. Trusting only in Thy merit, Would I seek Thy face; Heal my wounded, broken spirit, Save me by Thy grace. Refrain 4. Thou the Spring of all my comfort, More than life to me, Whom have I on earth beside Thee? Whom in Heav’n but Thee? Refrain Please continue to follow us on Facebook TheseLiesMustStop and Twitter @LiesMustStop; share our Posts and invite your friends to Like the Facebook page. E-mail: [email protected].
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 05:54:42 +0000
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