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Baptist Chorals #352
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Date: 1860
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Object of my first desire
Object of my first desire
Author: Augustus TopladyPublished in 32 hymnals
Author: Augustus Toplady
Toplady, Augustus Montague, the author of "Rock of Ages," was born at Farnham, Surrey, November 4, 1740. His father was an officer in the British army. His mother was a woman of remarkable piety. He prepared for the university at Westminster School, and subsequently was graduated at Trinity College, Dublin. While on a visit in Ireland in his sixteenth year he was awakened and converted at a service held in a barn in Codymain. The text was Ephesians ii. 13: "But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ." The preacher was an illiterate but warm-hearted layman named Morris. Concerning this experience Toplady wrote: "Strange that I, who had so long sat under the means of grace in England, should b… Go to person page >Arrangements
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Church Hymns #513
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Tune Title: ZURICH Date: 1903 Subject: General Hymns |
Church Hymns #513
Devotional hymns #261
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Author: A. M. Toplady Date: 1880
Devotional hymns #261
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #414
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Author: Toplady Date: 1859
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #414
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #414
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Author: Toplady Date: 1868
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #414
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #660
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Date: 1838
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #660
Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #660
Display Title: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me First Line: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 Date: 1842
Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #660
Hymnal of the Reformed Episcopal Church, adopted in General Council, Chicago, May 1879 #d235
Display Title: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me First Line: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 Date: 1879
Hymnal of the Reformed Episcopal Church, adopted in General Council, Chicago, May 1879 #d235
Hymns for Schools and Families #d374
Display Title: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me First Line: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 Date: 1853
Hymns for Schools and Families #d374
Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #189
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Author: Toplady Date: 1859
Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #189
Hymns for the use of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, by the Authority of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania #428
Display Title: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me First Line: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 Date: 1865
Hymns for the use of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, by the Authority of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania #428
New Standard Singer #d176
Display Title: My heart's desire First Line: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 Date: 1869
New Standard Singer #d176
New Standard Singer, Pt. 1-7 #d178
Display Title: My heart's desire First Line: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 Date: 1868
New Standard Singer, Pt. 1-7 #d178
Offices of Worship and Hymns #1048
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-78 Date: 1891
Offices of Worship and Hymns #1048
The Bach Chorale Book #78
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Tune Title: [Object of my first desire] Author: A. M. Toplady Date: 1922
The Bach Chorale Book #78
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #393
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Date: 1873
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #393
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #137.393
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Date: 1871
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #137.393
The Baptist Hymn Book #393
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Date: 1871
The Baptist Hymn Book #393
The Baptist Psalmody #588
Display Title: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me First Line: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 Date: 1850
The Baptist Psalmody #588
The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #323
Display Title: Object of my first desire Jesus First Line: Object of my first desire Jesus Author: Toplady Date: 1873
The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #323
The Church Hymnary #200
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Tune Title: GLEBEFIELD Date: 1902
The Church Hymnary #200
The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #1048
Display Title: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me First Line: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 Date: 1908
The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #1048
The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes #90
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Tune Title: THEODORA Author: Augustus Montague Toplady, 1740-78 Meter: 7.7.7.7. Date: 1933 Subject: The Christian Life | Trustfulness and Peace; The Lord Jesus Christ | His Glory, Name, and Praise
The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes #90
The Presbyterian Book of Praise #182
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Tune Title: BATTISHILL Author: A. M. Toplady Meter: 7.7.7.7. Date: 1897 Subject: The Christian Life | Love and Gratitude
The Presbyterian Book of Praise #182
The Presbyterian Book of Praise #182
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Author: A. M. Toplady Date: 1915
The Presbyterian Book of Praise #182
The Psalmist #S16
Display Title: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me First Line: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 Date: 1849
The Psalmist #S16
The Sacred Lute #d253
Display Title: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me First Line: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 Date: 1855
The Sacred Lute #d253
The Scottish Hymnal #173a
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Tune Title: VIENNA OR REVENNA Date: 1892
The Scottish Hymnal #173a
The Scottish Hymnal #173b
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Tune Title: THEODORA Date: 1892
The Scottish Hymnal #173b
The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d710
Display Title: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me First Line: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 Date: 1871
The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d710
The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d449
Display Title: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me First Line: Object of my first desire Jesus, crucified for me Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 Date: 1876
The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d449
The Spirit of Praise #198
Display Title: Object of my first desire First Line: Object of my first desire Author: Augustus M. Toplady Date: 1880
The Spirit of Praise #198
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