O Rock of Ages

My weary soul a rest hath found

Author: Horace L. Hastings
Published in 7 hymnals

Author: Horace L. Hastings

Hastings, Horace Lorenzo, was born at Blandford, Mass., Nov. 26, 1831; commenced writing hymns, and preaching, in his 17th year, and laboured as an evangelist in various parts of the U. S. In 1866 he established The Christian, a monthly paper, in which many of his hymns have appeared, and in 1865 the Scriptural Tract Repository in Boston. He published Social Hymns, Original and Selected, Boston, 1865; Songs of Pilgrimage, a Hymnal for the Churches of Christ, Part i., 1880; and in August, 1886, the same completed, to tho extent of 1533 hymns, 450 of which are original and signed "H." The best known of these is "Shall we meet beyond the river," written in N. Y. city, 1858, and lately published as a leaflet in 14 stanzas of 8 lines. The text i… Go to person page >

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First Line: My weary soul a rest hath found
Title: O Rock of Ages
Author: Horace L. Hastings
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O Rock of ages cleft for me
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 7 of 7)
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Male Chorus No. 2 #52

Sacred Melodies (Revised) #d194

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Sacred Melodies Nos.1 and 2 combined #141

Songs of Pilgrimage, a Hymnal for the Churches of Christ, Part I #d143

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Songs of Pilgrimage #505

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The Male Chorus No. 1 #6

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Honey Out of the Rock #129

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