Song Enyou's Creative Background

Shi kleven never wanted to make Song of Friends public. Only when he learned that his mother was seriously ill in Dublin, but he could not visit her, he wrote a greeting letter to her with the lyrics of this poem. Later, he became ill himself. A friend came to see him and came across this poem on a piece of paper beside his bed. When a friend asked him if he wrote it, Screvane replied in his usual humble way, "God wrote it with me. 1869 published a pamphlet and collected some of his poems. The title is simple: "Hymns and other poems". Later, when Shi kleven also drowned, the citizens of Port Hope, Ontario, erected a monument for him by the roadside leading to Lake Ontario, with the lyrics of "Song of Friends" and the following passage written on it.

Charleske. Kuang Wei, a composer in Pengjiali Cemetery four miles away, is a well-educated, versatile and successful Christian. His talent, from law to professional music works, is impressive. He wrote many academic papers under the pseudonym of Carl Leiden. But he is also an outstanding musician and composer. Many of his works are performed by the best symphony orchestras and choirs in North America. However, he is best remembered for this simple song written by Shi kleven!

Ira D.Sankey discovered this poem in 1875, and included it in his famous Sankey's Psalm No.1 in time. Later, Shan Qi wrote: "The first choice hymn (the song of kindness and friendship) in this collection of poems has become the most popular first choice poem! 」

I think I've heard better songs and I like them very much ~