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Charlotte Elliott suffered an illness...
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Charlotte Elliott suffered an illness in 1821 which resulted in her becoming a permanent invalid. All her work was done with great effort because of her physical weakness.
One day Charlotte was left home, while the rest of her family went to a bazaar to raise funds for a college for daughters of the poorer clergy at Brighton, England. While at home, she composed the hymn that many have found so very descriptive of how we, like Zacchaeus, approach salvation:
Just as I am, without one plea,
But that thy blood was shed for me,
One day Charlotte was left home, while the rest of her family went to a bazaar to raise funds for a college for daughters of the poorer clergy at Brighton, England. While at home, she composed the hymn that many have found so very descriptive of how we, like Zacchaeus, approach salvation:
Just as I am, without one plea,
But that thy blood was shed for me,
