(Mrs.) Cecil Frances Alexander composed this hymn in the 1840s.
She composed it for little children.
We visited the place where she is supposed to have written it,
in Northern Ireland, and were touched by the thought of her.
I’m touched by the thought of her in turn. It’s one of the great hymns.
(Mrs.) Cecil Frances Alexander composed this hymn in the 1840s.
She composed it for little children.
We visited the place where she is supposed to have written it,
in Northern Ireland, and were touched by the thought of her.
I’m touched by the thought of her in turn. It’s one of the great hymns.