"And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead"- Hebrews 11:4
On this day 201 years ago, Sarah Flower Adams was born in Essex, England. Sarah wrote the
popular hymn: "Nearer, My God, To Thee". Born on February 22, 1805, she married William Bridges Adams in 1834. She lived a very short, but blessed life, and died on August 14, 1848.
“Nearer, My God, to Thee” was sung at the end of the 1936 movie San Francisco, which was nominated for several Academy Awards. It was also played by the ship’s band in Titanic, winner of the Academy Award for best picture of 1997.
There are also many inspiring true life stories associated with this hymn. Some Titanic survivors said it was played by the ship’s orchestra as the ocean liner went down (though other survivors said it was a different song).
You are absolutely right Joe, it is a great hymn.
Posted by: Akinola Akinyede | Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 12:31 PM
And what a great hymn it is!
Posted by: Joe | Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 12:29 PM
Nice post..Now I know. Good links.
Posted by: Marcos | Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 03:56 AM
that song was played in the movie titanic. i love that movie and that song is really nice. so it was sarah who wrote that? thanks for sharing. now i know. =)
Posted by: pia | Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 03:10 AM