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Soon Christ Shall Come

Soon Christ shall come to take us home

Author: L. L. Pickett
Tune: [Soon Christ shall come to take us home]
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: L. L. Pickett

Rv Leander Lycurgus Pickett USA 1859-1928. Born at Burnsville, MS, he became a Methodist evangelist. He held meetings in several states and at Holiness campgrounds. After marrying Ludie, they served pastorates in northeast TX, and Columbia, SC, before moving to Wilmore, KY. Pickett married Pruvy Melviney Dorough in 1878, and they had a son, James, in 1880. After her death in 1887, he married Ludie in 1888. He was a renowned speaker, leader, minister, author, hymnwriter, and patriot, prominent in the Holiness Movement, and helped found Asbury College (now University), at Wilmore, KY, where he also served as the financial agent of the board of trustees for many years. The Picketts boarded m,inistry students attending Asbury, among who… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Soon Christ shall come to take us home
Title: Soon Christ Shall Come
Author: L. L. Pickett
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O glory, O glory
Copyright: Public Domain

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Songs of Devotion and Praise #d146

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Victorious Songs #228

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