Ever patient, gentle [loving], meek. Charlotte Elliott. [Resignation.] Contributed to The Invalid's Hymn Book, 1834, No. 97, in 4 stanzas of 6 lines, and headed, "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus," Phil. ii. 5. It was repeated in subsequent editions of the same. In Longfellow and Johnson's Book of Hymns, Boston, U.S., 1846, it was given with the omission of stanza ii., anonymously, and with the opening line as "Ever patient, loving, meek.” The original text was restored in the Andover Sabbath Hymn Book, 1858.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Elliott, Charlotte, daughter of Charles Elliott, of Clapham and Brighton, and granddaughter of the Rev. H. Venn, of Huddersfield, was born March 18, 1789. The first 32 years of her life were spent mostly at Clapham. In 1823 she removed to Brighton, and died there Sept. 22, 1871. To her acquaintance with Dr. C. Malan, of Geneva, is attributed much of the deep spiritual-mindedness which is so prominent in her hymns. Though weak and feeble in body, she possessed a strong imagination, and a well-cultured and intellectual mind. Her love of poetry and music was great, and is reflected in her verse. Her hymns number about 150, a large percentage of which are in common use. The finest and most widely known of these are, "Just as I am” and "My God… Go to person page >
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