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CORINTH.
L.
M.
"
Whosoever
therefore
shall
be
ashamed
of
me
and
my
words,
...
of
him
also
shall
the
Son
of
man
be
ashamed."--MARK
8
:
38.
REV.
JOSEPH
GRIGG,
1765.
Key
of
G
Major.
J.
MESSENGALE.
1.
Jesus,
and
shall
it
ever
be,
A
mortal
man
ashamed
of
thee
?
Ashamed
of
Thee
whom
angels
praise,
Whose
glories
shine
through
endless
days.
Days.
2.
Ashamed
of
Jesus!
just
as
soon
Let
mid-night
be
ashamed
of
noon;
'Tis
midnight
with
my
soul
till
He,
Bright
morning
star,
bids
darkness
flee.
flee.
3.
Ashamed
of
Je-sus,
sooner
far
Let
evening
blush
to
own
a
star;
He
sheds
the
beams
of
light
divine
O'er
this
be-night-ed
soul
of
mine.
mine.
4.
Ashamed
of
Jesus,
that
dear
Friend
On
whom
my
hopes
of
heav'n
depend!
No,
when
I
blush,
be
this
my
shame,
That
I
no
more
revere
His
name.
name.
This
hymn
was
originally
composed
by
Joseph
Grigg
when
he
was
but
ten
years
old.
It
is
one
among
the
hymns
selected
in
the
"
National
Hymn
Book
of
American
Churches."
It
appears
in
the
leading
hymn
books
of
the
seven
denominations
therein
described.
The
original
name
of
the
hymn
in
the
author's
publication
was
"Ashamed
Of
Me."
This
is
one
of
the
favorite
hymns,
and
the
music
to
which
it
is
applied
has
some
of
the
sweetest
chords
found
in
most
sacred
tunes.
Joseph
Fawcett,
one
of
the
greatest
orators
and
hymn
writers
of
London,
was
a
nephew
of
Joseph
Grigg.
Mr.
Grigg
was
born
about
1720
and
died
1768.
This
tune
is
credited
to
John
Messengale.
There
is
some
doubt,
however,
about
his
writing
the
music,
yet
he
may
have
made some
important
changes
in
it.
It
was
not
in
its
present
form
when
first
published.
It
appears
in
the
earlier
editions
of
"
Missouri
Harmony,"
in
1827,
and
Mason's
"
Sacred
Harp,"
in
1841;
also
in
"
Hesperian Harp,"
by
William
Houser,
in
about
1839,
as
well
as
many
other
publications.
PETERBOROUGH.
C.
M.
"
The
effectual
fervent
prayer
of
a
righteous
man
availeth
much."
James
5-16.
JOHN
NEWTON,
1779.
Key
of
A
Major.
REV.
RALPH
HARRISON,
1786.
1.
Approach,
my
soul, the
mercy-seat,
Where
Je-sus
answers
prayer;
There
humbly
fall
before
His
feet,
For
none
can
per
-
ish
there.
there.
2. Thy
prom-ise
is
my
on
-
ly
plea,
With
this
I
ven
-
ture
nigh;
Here
on
my
heart
the
bur-den
lies,
And
past
offences
pain
mine
eyes.
eyes.
3.
Bowed
down
beneath
a
load
of
sin,
By
Sa-tan
sore
-
ly
prest,
By
war
with-out
and
fear
with-in
I
come
to
thee
for
rest.
rest.
See
remarks
about
John
Newton
under
tune
"
New
Britain,"
page
45.
Rev.
Ralph
Harrison,
author
of
the
music,
was
born
in
1744
and
died
in
1810.
This
is
one
of
the
old
melodies,
and
can
be
found
in
many
of
the
song
books
from
1786,
when
it
was
first
composed,
to
the
present
time.
See
"Southern
Harmony,"
"Missouri
Harmony,"
and
"Sacred
Harp,"
by
Mason;
"Christian
Harmony,"
by
Houser,
and
many
other
books.
It
is
claimed
that
this
is
one
of
the
first
hymns
of
invitation
for
penitent
sinners
ever
written.