“O Love, that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in Thee;
I give Thee back the life I owe,
That in Thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.”

George Matheson penned the words of this beloved hymn well over a hundred years ago. Insightful words of surrender and love that have withstood the passing years and continue to remain a source of comfort and encouragement for so many.

Mr. Matheson was born in Scotland in 1842. He was well-educated and on the path to a prominently successful life. By the age of 20, he was happily engaged to a young lady he adored, studying for ministry, and according to one source, had already written two books on theology. What a joyful season of life this much have been, filled with such promise and expectation!

But then, tragedy touched his life. He developed an eye…