Show Among Famous Hymns Lead Kindly Light was written by Newman nearly years ago when hen he was on his way home from Rome The boat on which he was traveling was becalmed for a whole week and it was during that time he penned his famous lines Few h hymns are more popular than Top Top- ladys lady's Rock nock of ot Ages One day the young curate was overtaken by bya a heavy thunderstorm storm in Barrington Coombe and seeking shelter under the massive rock was inspired to write these beautiful words Abide With Me Mc was written in Devon by Henry Lyte the beloved p pastor stor of the fisher folk of Lower Brixham A dying man he wrote the words as the summer sun was setting one September evening Tradition says that Wesley was Inspired to write Jesus Lover of My Soul by a I dove which was driven to the shelter shelter shel ter tel of his bosom in a pitiless storm Cecil Alex Alexanders Alexander's hymn There Is Isa Isa Isn a n Green Hill was written amid the green hills hilts of Ireland Pear Pear Pearson's Pearsons Pearsons Pearson's sons son's London Weekly |