Surely Christ thy griefs hath borne

Surely Christ thy griefs hath borne

Author: Augustus Toplady
Published in 42 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 >

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #145

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Hymns of the Church Militant #23

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A Selection of Hymns #138

The Village Hymn book #d245

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Worship in the School Room #486

The Victory #d349

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Christ in Song #194

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #133.380

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The Baptist Hymn Book #380

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d813

The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book #d435

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #380

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #248

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #516

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #144

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Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship #190

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #673

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #452

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d813

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The Chapel hymn book, with tunes #217

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #144

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The Reformed Church Hymnal #191

Hymnal of the Reformed Episcopal Church, adopted in General Council, Chicago, May 1879 #d285

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The Church Praise Book #194

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Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #286

The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d670

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Laudes Domini #636

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Carmina Sanctorum #333

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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #333

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Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship. (Rev. ed.) #190

The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d809

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Songs of Praise with Tunes #237

The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d558

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d583

Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes #214

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #1262

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Our New Hymnal #206

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The Coronation Hymnal #119

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Hymns of Grace and Truth #211

The Baptist Hymn and Praise Book #d447

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The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #1262

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