Before the throne of God above

Before the throne of God above. Charitie Lees De Cheney* (1841-1923). According to JJ, p. 109, this was written in 1863 and published in Within the Veil, by C.L.S. (1867); ‘C.L.S.’ stands for Charitie Lees Smith, her maiden name (in some books she appears as Charitie Lees Bancroft, for a time her married name). It was entitled ‘The Advocate’. Before that it had been included by Charles Haddon Spurgeon* in Our Own Hymn Book (1866), so it must have been published elsewhere, probably in leaflet form. It was in Hymns of Light and Love (1900). It crossed the Atlantic very quickly: JJ noted its appearance in Laudes Domini (New York, 1884), but Hymnary.org. prints several texts from before that...