Arabella Katherine Hankey
Born: 1834, Clapham, Surrey, England.
Died: May 9, 1911, London, England.
Known as
Kate to her friends, Hankey, a banker’s daughter, belonged to an evangelical
group known as the Clapham Sect. The group was mainly known for its antislavery
and pro-missionary stances. While still a teenager, Hankey taught Sunday school
for girls. Later, she traveled to South Africa to be a nurse, and to help her
invalid brother.
In her early 30’s, Hankey contracted a severe illness.
During her protracted recovery, she wrote a long poem about Jesus. It is in two
parts, with the first, 50 stanzas in length, asking about Him, and the second
answering the question I Love to Tell the Story and Tell Me the Old,
Old Story both come from this poem.
Hymns