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'''Vilate Ellen Schofield Chambers Raile''' was a poet and member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. She wrote the lyrics to the well-known Church hymn “Upon the Cross of Calvary” (#184), which was included in the 1985 [[Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)|Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. | '''Vilate Ellen Schofield Chambers Raile''' was a poet and member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. She wrote the lyrics to the well-known Church hymn “Upon the Cross of Calvary” (#184), which was included in the 1985 [[Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)|Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. | ||
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The poem she wrote in the centennial year of the pioneer migration is well-remembered: | The poem she wrote in the centennial year of the pioneer migration is well-remembered: | ||
| − | They cut desire into short lengths | + | :They cut desire into short lengths |
| − | And fed it to the hungry fires of tribulation. | + | :And fed it to the hungry fires of tribulation. |
| − | Long after when the fires had died, | + | :Long after when the fires had died, |
| − | Molten gold gleamed in the ashes. | + | :Molten gold gleamed in the ashes. |
| − | They gathered it in bruised palms | + | :They gathered it in bruised palms |
| − | And handed it to their children‚ | + | :And handed it to their children‚ |
| − | And their children’s children forever.[https://archive.org/stream/improvementera7209unse/improvementera7209unse_djvu.txt] | + | :And their children’s children forever.[https://archive.org/stream/improvementera7209unse/improvementera7209unse_djvu.txt] |
| + | Vilate was born on January 17, 1890, in Salt Lake County, Utah. She married George Brower Chambers in 1912 and they had two sons. He drowned in Bear Lake in 1920 and in 1923 she married Dr. Henry Raile. She passed away on January 11, 1954, in Salt Lake City. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 12 August 2023
Vilate Ellen Schofield Chambers Raile was a poet and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She wrote the lyrics to the well-known Church hymn “Upon the Cross of Calvary” (#184), which was included in the 1985 Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The poem she wrote in the centennial year of the pioneer migration is well-remembered:
- They cut desire into short lengths
- And fed it to the hungry fires of tribulation.
- Long after when the fires had died,
- Molten gold gleamed in the ashes.
- They gathered it in bruised palms
- And handed it to their children‚
- And their children’s children forever.[1]
Vilate was born on January 17, 1890, in Salt Lake County, Utah. She married George Brower Chambers in 1912 and they had two sons. He drowned in Bear Lake in 1920 and in 1923 she married Dr. Henry Raile. She passed away on January 11, 1954, in Salt Lake City.
