1800 - 1900 Hymnal Number: d479 Author of "O holy Lord our God" in Gloria in Excelsis Young, J. Under this signature two hymns are given in the American Baptist Psalmist, 1843: (1) "O for a shout of joy" (God's Eternal Love), No. 157, in 5 stanzas of 6 lines; and (2) "O Holy Lord, our God" (On behalf of Ministers), No. 952, in 4 stanzas of 7 lines. Both are still in common use.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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