<Li> It can also be sung to Gwylfa by D. Lloyd Evans . </Li> <Li> John Rogers Thomas wrote a setting for his "Hymns of the Church" series . </Li> <P> Charlotte Elliot wrote this song about how to find salvation through Christ . It has been used by many as the call to the altar at the close of services, as it brings a quite simple message of sin, forgiveness, and salvation to all that turn from sin and trust in Jesus . </P> <P> John Brownlie described the hymn's story in his book The Hymns and Hymn Writers of the Church Hymnary: Charlotte's brother, the Rev. H.V. Elliott planned to hold a charity bazaar designed to give, at a nominal cost, a high education to the daughters of clergymen supported by St Mary Church: </P>

The story behind the hymn just as i am