Years I spent in vanity and pride

Years I spent in vanity and pride. William Reed Newell* (1868-1956).  Written ca. 1895 as Newell was on the way to lecture at the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago. As the words came into his mind, Newell quickly wrote them down. He met Daniel B. Towner*, Director of the Music Department at the Institute, and gave him the words. Towner wrote the tune for them, now known as CALVARY.  It is characteristic of evangelical hymnody in its portrayal of the repentant sinner. The traditional title for the hymn is ‘At Calvary’, the word ‘Calvary’ forming the end of each of the four stanzas; the refrain ends ‘There my burdened soul found liberty/ At Calvary’. It was published in Famous Hymns (1895), and...