Lead on, almighty Lord, lead on to victory

Lead on, almighty Lord, lead on to victory

Author: Thomas Kelly
Tune: DEDICATION (Gilding)
Published in 4 hymnals

Author: Thomas Kelly

Kelly, Thomas, B.A., son of Thomas Kelly, a Judge of the Irish Court of Common Pleas, was born in Dublin, July 13, 1769, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was designed for the Bar, and entered the Temple, London, with that intention; but having undergone a very marked spiritual change he took Holy Orders in 1792. His earnest evangelical preaching in Dublin led Archbishop Fowler to inhibit him and his companion preacher, Rowland Hill, from preaching in the city. For some time he preached in two unconsecrated buildings in Dublin, Plunket Street, and the Bethesda, and then, having seceded from the Established Church, he erected places of worship at Athy, Portarlington, Wexford, &c, in which he conducted divine worship and preached. H… Go to person page >

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First Line: Lead on, almighty Lord, lead on to victory
Author: Thomas Kelly
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Lead on, Almighty Lord . Part of T. Kelly's "Arise, ye saints, arise," p. 78, ii.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d339

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