Elijah

Elijah was “king” for the hour.

When pagans tried to show power,

Their gods heard them not,

His God the fire brought.

Deeds made the queen a tad sour.

                (1Ki 19.2)                               – eab, 3/3/05

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Jennie Evelyn Hussey – death, Sep. 5, 1958

King of my life, I crown Thee now,
Thine shall the glory be;
Lest I forget Thy thorn crowned brow,
Lead me to Calvary.

Refrain

Lest I forget Gethsemane,
Lest I forget Thine agony;
Lest I forget Thy love for me,
Lead me to Calvary.

2. Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid,
Tenderly mourned and wept;
Angels in robes of light arrayed
Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept.

3. Let me like Mary, through the gloom,
Come with a gift to Thee;
Show to me now the empty tomb,
Lead me to Calvary.

4. May I be willing, Lord, to bear
Daily my cross for Thee;
Even Thy cup of grief to share,
Thou hast borne all for me.

Jennie Evelyn Hussey died this date, 9/5/1958 at Concord, New Hampshire.  She was born into a Quaker family and began writing poetry as a girl living in rural New Hampshire, where she lived most of her life.  She penned “Lead Me to Calvary” (1921). Jennie was born 2/8/1874 at Henniker, New Hampshire.

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