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Once he was baptized by immersion, he became a Baptist preacher. He was invited to preach to the Baptist church at Cambridge in and took up his call there, first temporarily, but then permanently.

Perhaps he thought of his old nature as he wandered in his sin before he committed his life to Christ when he wrote these words:. Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love. There is a question still debated as to whether Robert Robinson did wander from his faith, due to his acquaintance with Joseph Priestley, a scientist and Unitarian, one who denies the doctrine of the Trinity.

Robinson apparently spoke at a Unitarian church at one point near the end of his life, but in his writings did not deny the deity of Christ, as far as I could ascertain. I found this version at Christianity. He responded, "Madam, I am the poor unhappy man who wrote that hymn many years ago, and I would give a thousand worlds, if I had them, to enjoy the feelings I had then.

However, keep in mind that in , his seventeen-year-old daughter, Julie, died and he never recovered from the grief. He died in , a broken man, physically and mentally. The end of his 54 years on this earth were fraught with difficulties. Perhaps he returned to think of the words of the last verse of his song, which is seldom sung:.

So there you have it! This just goes to show you how God works in mysterious ways sometimes. His plans are often ones that we would never expect or even be able to think of on our own, but if we say yes to His calling, our story is going to be awesome! I would encourage you before you go to take a minute and reflect on your favorite hymns.

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