The song title above was written by George Matheson a blind Scottish preacher, George Matheson. Born with poor vision, Matheson’s eyesight gradually worsened until he was almost totally blind. However, he was academically gifted, and his sisters learned Latin, Greek, and Hebrew to help him study. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh (MA 1862), then became a minister in the Church of Scotland. He pastored in the resort town of Innelan for 18 years; due to his ability to memorize sermons and entire sections of the Bible, listeners were often unaware he was blind. In 1886, Matheson became pastor of St. Bernard’s Church in Edinburgh, where he served 13 years. He spent the remaining years of his life in literary efforts.
This song has meant very much to me as I have traveled the road of suffering and glory to be with the Lord Jesus forever.
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Note, the link above can be cut and pasted into
ReplyDeleteyour web address. I am sorry for the difficulty.
It will direct you to a page where you can scroll down to "Oh Love that will not let me go
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Steve Bloem