Sankey's Most Famous Hymn

At a gaüiering reeenTly in Denver Mr. Ira W. Sankey, before slnging "The Ninety and Nlne," which perhaps of all Lis compcmitions is the one that haa brought him the most fame, gave an account of ifö birth, says the Outlook. Leaving Glasgow for Edlnburgh witü Mr. Moody, he Btcpped at a news stand and bought a penny rellglous paper. Glancing over it as they rode on the cars his eyes feil upon a few Httle verses in the corner of the page. Turning to Mr. Moody, he said: 'Tve found my hynin." But Mr. Moody was busily engaged and did not hear a word. Mr. Sankey did not flnd time to raake a tune for the verses, so he pasted them in his music scrap-book. One day they had an unusuaily impresslve meeting ín Edlnbursh, in which Dr. Bonar had spoken wlth great effect on "The Oood Shepherc!." At the close of the ad dress Mr. Moody beckoned to hi partner to sinf something appropriate. At flrst he could think of nothing but th twenty-third psalm, but .that he had ■ung so oftr.; hls second thought was to slng the verses he had found in the newspaper; but the third thougrht was, how eould it be done when he had no! tune for them? Then a fourth thought came, and thpt was to sing the verses Rnyway. He put the verses before him, touched the keys of the organ, opened his mouth and sang.not knowing where he was going to romo out. He finished the flrst verse amld profoand iiilence. j He took a long bieatb, and wondered ) it he could sing the second the same way. He tried it and succoeded. After that it was easy to sin H. When he flnlshed the bymn the meeting was all broken down - the throngs were crying ad tht rainüjters were sobbfag all tround him. Mr. Sankey says it val the most intense moment of his Ufe. i From that moment it was a popular i hymn. Mr. Moody said at the time that he had never heard t song llk ' that. It was sung at every meeting, ! and was soon going over the world. I While traveliug iu the hlghlands of i Scotlaud a slïoit time later Mr. Sankey receivpd n letter from a lady at Meirose thanking him for singing th verses written by her sister. That sister was Klizabeth C. Cle-phane. II wlehed lo cali it "The TLort Sheep," but , Mr. Moody insisted upon calling It "Ninety and Nlne," whenever he anaoniiced t. Mr. Sankey flnnly BSUevea thai Cod iuspired him to ciog tht ong with such effect aad tbe honor fbou?3 be His.