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Charles Derry

Charles Derry
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Short Name: Charles Derry
Full Name: Derry, Charles, 1826-1921
Birth Year: 1826
Death Year: 1921

Born: Ju­ly 25, 1826, Blox­wich, Staf­ford­shire, England.
Died: Ju­ly 16, 1921, Wood­bine, Io­wa.
Buried: Woodbine Cemetery, Wood­bine, Io­wa.

Derry em­i­grat­ed to Amer­i­ca with his fam­i­ly in 1854, where he unit­ed with the Re­or­gan­ized Church on March 3, 1861. That same day he was or­dained an elder; Au­gust 3, 1861, a se­ven­ty; April 8, 1965, an apos­tle, serv­ing in that of­fice five years; pre­si­dent of the High Priests’ Quo­rum (1874-1901); a High Coun­cil­or (1890-1903); an evan­gel­i­cal min­is­ter, June 8, 1902, which of­fice he held until his death. On De­cem­ber 6, 1862, he was sent to Eng­land as a mis­sion­a­ry and was abroad two years.

--www.hymntime.com/tch


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Texts by Charles Derry (24)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Another week of toil and careCharles Derry (Author)1
Asleep in Jesus, glorious thoughtCharles Derry (Author)2
Bereaved friends, weep not for himCharles Derry (Author)1
Dear Lord, accept the gifts we bringCharles Derry (Author)1
Death is the heritage of manCharles Derry (Author)1
Father, from heaven thy dwelling placeCharles Derry (Author)1
Father, it is thy great decreeCharles Derry (Author)1
Great God, on these now deign to smileCharles Derry (Author)1
Hail, sacred Sabbath, day of restCharles Derry (Author)2
Let earth attend, all nations hearCharles Derry (Author)1
Look ye nations gaze and wonderCharles Derry (Author)1
Lord, may our hearts be tuned to singCharles Derry (Author)5
O, Lord, around thine altar nowCharles Derry (Author)6
Reunidos todos en tu altarCharles Derry (Author)Spanish1
Shall the righteous dead ariseCharles Derry (Author)1
That we may know thy will supremeCharles Derry (Author)1
The mystical body of Christ is now comeCharles Derry (Author)2
There is a life beyond the tombCharles Derry (Author)1
This is the day the Lord hath made, A day most holy to his nameCharles Derry (Author)English4
'Tis faith prepares our hearts to seeCharles Derry (Author)2
We hear thy voice, our FatherCharles Derry (Author)1
We thank thee, God of all the earthCharles Derry (Author)1
What shall I do to ples' my LordCharles Derry (Author)1
Will water cleanse me from all sinCharles Derry (Author)1
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