Born: June 21, 1841, Bloomfield, Merrion, County Dublin, Ireland.
Died: June 20, 1923.
Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California.
Charitie was the daughter of Sidney Smith, Rector of Drumragh, County Tyrone, Ireland. She married Arthur E. Bancroft in 1869. Her hymns appeared in Lyra Britannica, Bishop Ryle’s Spiritual Songs, in other collections, and as leaflets.Before the throne of God above I have a strong and perfect plea. A great high Priest whose Name is Love Who ever lives and pleads for me. My name is graven on His hands, My name is written on His heart. I know that while in Heaven He stands No tongue can bid me thence depart.
When Satan tempts me to despair And tells me of the guilt within, Upward I look and see Him there Who made an end of all my sin. Because the sinless Savior died My sinful soul is counted free. For God the just is satisfied To look on Him and pardon me.
Behold Him there the risen Lamb, My perfect spotless righteousness, The great unchangeable I AM, The King of glory and of grace, One in Himself I cannot die. My soul is purchased by His blood, My life is hid with Christ on high, With Christ my Savior and my God!
At times, with sudden glory, He speaks, and all is done; Without one stroke of battle the victory is won, While we, with joy beholding, can scarce believe it true That e’en our kingly Jesus can form such hearts anew.
O Christ, Thy love is mighty; long suffering is Thy grace; And glorious is the splendor that beameth from Thy face. Our hearts upleap in gladness when we behold that love, As we go singing onward, to dwell with Thee above.