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There were ninety and nine that safely lay. Elizabeth C. Clephane. [The Lost Sheep.] This beautiful poem was probably written in 1868 at Melrose, where the authoress then resided, and first published in 1868, in a small magazine for the young, entitled, The Children's Hour, pt. ii. p. 15, in 5 stanzas of 6 lines.
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Musical evangelist and composer Ira Sankey (1840–1908) wrote a detailed account of how he found the text and how he came to compose a melody for it: It was in the year 1874 that the poem “The Ninety and Nine” was discovered, set to music, and sent out upon its world-wide mission.
Jun 29, 2022 · Ira Sankey, song leader for D. L. Moody, tells the story of the writing of this hymn in his autobiography. The following account is in Mr. Sankey’s own words: “It was in the year 1874 that the poem, “The Ninety and Nine,” was discovered, set to music, and sent out upon its world-wide mission.
Discover the remarkable story behind The Ninety and Nine, a hymn that almost never was! Written by Elizabeth Clephane and made famous by Ira Sankey's spontan...
In Fergus, Ontario, Canada, lies the body of the man for whom was written the hymn “The Ninety and Nine“… George Clephane, was known as a remittance man, came to Canada to try farming about the year 1842. His efforts at farming were not a success, a failure which led to indulgence in strong drink.
Feb 7, 2022 · While traveling from Glasgow to Edinburgh, Sankey picked up a newspaper that had a poem in it, “The Ninety and Nine,” which was written by Elizabeth Clephane. He wrote, “So impressed was I that I called Mr. Moody’s attention to it, and he asked me to read it to him.
It was in the year 1874 that the poem, ”The Ninety and Nine,” was discovered, set to music, and sent out upon its world-wide mission. Its discovery seemed as if by chance, but I cannot regard it otherwise than providential.
