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HUMBLE
PENITENT.
L.
M.
"Believe
on
the
name
of
his
Son
Jesus
Christ."-1
John
3:
23.
Chorus.
Charlotte
Elliott,
1836.
Key
B
Flat
Major.
By
Rev.
H.
S.
Rees,
1869.
1.
Just
as
I
am
without
one
plea.
Oh,
pi-ty
me,
my
Saviour,
Love
that
the
blood
was
shed
for
me,
Oh,
pi
-
ty
me,
my
Saviour;
}
Is
there
any
mercy
here,
Oh,
pity
me,
O
Lord,
and
I'll
sing
hal
-
le,
hal
-
le
-
lu
-
jah.
Just
as
I
am
without
one
plea,
Oh,
pi -
ty
me,
my
Saviour;
Love
that
the
blood
was
shed
for
me,
Oh,
pi-ty
me,
my
Saviour.
}
Is
there
any
merey
here,
Oh,
pity
me,
O
Lord,
and
I'll
sing
hal
-
le,
hal
-
lu
-
lu
-
jah.
THE
INFANT
REQUEST.
L.
M.
"And
Jesus
said,
Suffer
little
children
to
come
unto
me,
and
forbid
them
not.,"-Mark.
10:14
Key
of
C
Minor.
(For
the
Organ)
By
W.
T.
Webb,
1869.
1.
For
just
be
-
fore
the
fa
-
tal
hour,
In
which
cold
death
did
nip
the
flower,
He begg'd me-and
it
makes
me
weep-To
sing
my
lit
-
tle
one
to
sleep.
2.
The
flower
budded:
hope
was
strong;
But
hope
could
not
its
life
pro
-
long:
For
soon,
too
soon
a
-
las,
I'm
made
to
see
it
blos-som
but
to
fade.
See
history
of
H.
S.
Rees
under
tune,
"Traveling
Pilgrim,"
page
278.
He
lives
at
Turin,
Ga.,
at
the
present
time,
1911,
and
has
lived
in
Coweta
county
for
many
years.
He
is
a
minister
of
the
Baptist
church
and
engaged
in
the
service
of
his
Master
for
over
60
years.
A
man
without
a
blemish
on
his
character,
and
a
twin
brother
of
J.
P.
Rees,
mentioned
in
these
sketches.
See
full
history
of
Miss
Elliott
in
Sankey's
Stories
of
the
Gospel
Hymn,
published
in
1906,
page
136.
She
became
a
Christian
woman
by
Dr.
Malan
telling
her
to
come
to
Christ
and
"take
me
just
as
I
am
without
one
plea."
Her
brother,
H.
V.
Elliott,
was
an
eminent
divine.
These
words
are
in
all
the
leading
hymn
and
song
books
wherever
the
Christian
religion
is
taught.
Miss
Elliott
was
born
in
England,
1789,
died
1871.
Chorus
was
arranged
by
Prof.
Rees.
INFANT'S
REQUEST.
We
have
been
unable
to
find
out
anything
about
W.
T.
Webb,
author
of
'infant's
Request,
except
that
he
was
for
some
time
after
the
Civil
War
a
member
of
the
Southern
Musiccal
Convention.
We
learn
from
reliable
sources
that
the
words
to
the
tune
were
composed
in
memory
of
the
infant
child
of
Mr.
Webb.
Those
who
have
had
such
experience
can
more
readily
appreciate
the
words
in
this
tune.