We would see Jesus, for the shadows lengthen

We would see Jesus, for the shadows lengthen. Anna Bartlett Warner* (1827-1915).  This hymn appeared in Anna Warner’s novel, Dollars and Cents (New York, 1852) (JJ, p. 1725). The novel was republished in Britain as Speculation; or the Glen-Luna family (London: Routledge, 1853), with the author’s name as ‘Amy Lothrop’ (Anna Warner’s pseudonym). A previous entry in JJ, p. 1595, had said that the hymn was ‘usually atributed to Ellen Ellis, a contributor to the Golden Grain Series’ (a Seventh-day Adventist series featuring Christian literature for children. Nothing seems to be known of Ellen Ellis, and the name may be a pseudonym). This was corrected in the New Supplement, as above. It is...