Miss Williams was born in the north of England, Nov. 30, 1762, but spent much of her life in London, and in Paris, where she died, Dec. 14, 1827.
THE TUNE.
Wedded so many years to the gentle, flowing music of Pleyel's “Brattle Street,” few lovers of the hymn recall its words without the melody of that emotional choral.
The plain psalm-tune, “Simpson,” by Louis Spohr, divides the stanzas into quatrains.
“JESUS MY ALL TO HEAVEN IS GONE.”
This hymn, by Cennick, was familiarized to the public more than two generations ago by its revival tune, sometimes called “Duane Street,” long-metre double. It is staffed in various keys, but its movement is full of life and emphasis, and its melody is contagious. The piece was composed by Rev. George Coles, in 1835.
The fact that this hymn of Cennick with Coles's tune appears in the New Methodist Hymnal indicates the survival of both in modern favor.
Jesus my all to heaven is gone,
He whom I fixed my hopes upon;
His track I see, and I'll pursue