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Rh she was laid aside and deprived of such amusements and enjoyments. But she was mercifully led to a higher life. With pathetic truth does she say, " He knows, and He alone, what it is, day after day, hour after hour, to fight against bodily feelings of almost overpowering weakness and languor and exhaustion; to resolve, as He enables me to do, not to yield to the slothfulness, the self-indulgence, the depression, the irritability such a body inclines me to indulge; but to rise every morning determined on taking this for my motto: 'If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.'"

It was this spirit of patient endurance and hallowed resignation that aided her to give to all who are passing through deep waters, that perfect hymn, "Thy will be done."

In the year 1821, during a season of great suffering, she became deeply conscious of sin—a great mental conflict distressed her. Ah, my dear young reader! we must know ourselves to be sinners, before we can turn with full purpose of heart to Christ as a Saviour. The sin-sick soul must know and feel that it is sick, before it hastens to seek the Great Physician. This part of Miss Elliott's experience is of great use to us far less advanced Christians. It was this deep need which developed in her mind those lovely, yearning, submissive thoughts which are expressed in her beautiful hymns.