At anchor laid, remote from home

At anchor laid, remote from home

Author: Augustus Toplady
Published in 103 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 Baptist Hymn Book, Designed Especially for the Regular Baptist Church and All Lovers of Truth #d50
A Choice Collection of Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, designed for the devotions of Israel, in prayer, conference, and camp-meetings...(2nd ed.) #78Image
A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: designed for the use of the pious #XXXIXImage
A Collection of Hymns and Psalms for the Use of Singing School and Musical Societies #d7
A New Selection of Hymns; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations, as a supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns #478Image
A New Selection of Nearly Eight Hundred Evangelical Hymns, from More than 200 Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, & America, including a great number of originals, alphabetically arranged #155Image
A New Selection of Psalms and Hymns from the Most Approved Authors, Adapted to Public and Private Worship. 2nd ed. #d44
A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: from the best authors; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations (21st ed. with an appendix) #836Image
A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns ... intended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Tunes #155Image
A Pastor's Selection of Hymns and Tunes: for Worship in the Church and Family #443Image
A Selection of Hymns for the use of social religious meetings, and for private devotions 2d ed. #148Image
A Selection of Hymns, adapted to the devotions of the closet, the family, and the social circle; and containing subjects appropriate to the monthly concerns of prayer for the success... #40Image
A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: designed (especially the former part) for the use of congregations as an appendix to Dr. Watt's Psalms and Hymn #H.CXXVIIImage
A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: in two parts, part I. containing the hymns; part II. containing the songs...(3rd ed. corr. and enl. by author) #H.CXXVIIImage
A Selection of Hymns for the Use of Social Religious Meetings and for Private Devotions. 7th ed. #395Image
A Selection of Hymns, from the Best Authors, Designed as a Supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns #d37
A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors.: including a great number of originals: intended to be an appendix to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns. (Woodward's rev. and corr. ed.; Sterotype ed.) #212bImage
A Selection of Hymns, from Various Authors: adapted to Public Worship and Social Prayer Meetings #d23
A Selection of Hymns: including a few originals, designed to aid the friends of Zion in their private and social worship #36Image
A Selection of Hymns & Psalms: from the most approved authors: principally from Watts & Rippon: together with originals #151Image
American Psalmody: a collection of sacred music, comprising a great variety of psalm, and hymn tunes, set-pieces, anthems and chants, arranged with a figured bass for the organ...(3rd ed.) #135bImage
Baptist Chorals: a tune and hymn book designed to promote general congregational singing; containing one hundred and sixty four tunes adapted to about four hundred choice hymns #93Image
Christian Hymns: adapted to the worship of God our Saviour in public and private devotion, compiled from the most approved ancient and modern authors, for the Central Universalist Society... #276Image
Church Choral-Book, Containing Tunes and Hymns . . . #28Image
Church Chorals and Choir Studies #37Image
Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d77
Conference Hymns. a new collection of hymns, designed especially for use in conference and prayer meetings, and family worship. #173Image
Conference Hymns for Social Worship. 8th ed. #d8
Die neue Harmonie, oder eine Neue Sammlung von Kirken-Musik: (The New Harmony, or a New Collection of Church Music) #d4
Evangelical Musick: or, The Sacred Minstrel and Sacred Harp United: consisting of a great variety of psalm and hymn tunes, set pieces, anthems, etc. (10th ed) #109bImage
Evangelical Musick: or, The Sacred Minstrel and Sacred Harp United: consisting of a great variety of psalm and hymn tunes, set pieces, anthems, etc. (10th ed) #117aImage
Family Hymns #d19
General Collection of Hymns, Original and Selected, for Use of Christians #d26
Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #315Image
Hymn and Tune Book for Use in Old School or Primitive Baptist Churches #186Image
Hymns and Spiritual Songs. 1st Canadian ed. #d23
Hymns for Public Worship #185Image
Hymns for Social Worship: selected from Watts, Doddridge, Newton, Cowper, Steele and others #388Image
Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #349Image
Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #349Image
Hymns of the Church Militant #469Image
Hymns of the Spirit #409Image
Hymns of Zion #d17
Hymns, Original and Selected, for the use of Christians #d20
Hymns, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (5th ed. corr.) #141Image
Hymns, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. 8th ed. #d21
Manual of Hymns: a Collection of Hymns, for Social and Family Worship #d5
Methodist Social Hymn Book #34Image
National Hymn and Tune Book: for congregations, schools and the home #40Image
Parish Hymns: a collection of hymns for public, social, and private worship; selected and original #518Image
Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #481Image
Revival Gems: a collection of spirit-stirring hymns. Specially adapted to revivals #9Image
Revival Hymns #d9
Sacred Melodies #d17
Seamen's Devotional Assistant and Mariners' Hymns (American Seamen's Friend Society) #d32
Seamen's Devotional Assistant, and Mariners' Hymns; prepared under direction of the American Seamen's Friend Society #285Image
Select Hymns #d10
Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, intended to be an Appendix to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns. (1st Am. ed.) #CCXIIImage
Songs for Social and Public Worship #51Image
Songs for Social and Public Worship. Rev. ed. #d31
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian worship #409Image
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian Worship #409Image
Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #409
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian Worship #409Image
Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #409Image
Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #409Image
Songs of Zion Enlarged: a manual of the best and most popular hymns and tunes, for social and private devotion #379Image
Spiritual Songs for Social Worship: adapted to the use of families and private circles in seasons of revival, to missionary meetings, to the monthly concert, and to other occasions... (3rd ed.) #197Image
Spiritual Songs for Social Worship: adapted to the use of families and private circles in seasons of rivival, to missionary meetings, to the monthly concert, and to other occasions of special interest #197Image
Spiritual Songs for Social Worship: adapted to the use of families and private circles, to missinary meetings, to monthly concert, and to other occasions of special interest.(Rev. and Enl. Ed.) #197Image
Supplement to Watts: a Selection of More than Five Hundred Hymns, from the Most Approved Authors on a Great Variety of Subjects ... #d31
The African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymn Book #d37
The American Seaman's Hymn Book: a Collection of Sacred Songs for the Use of Mariners #d16
The American Tune Book (Carmina Sacra, enlarged) #d21
The American Vocalist: a selection of tunes, anthems, sentences, and hymns, old and new: designed for the church, the vestry, or the parlor; adapted to every variety of metre in common use. (Rev. ed.) #27bImage
The Baptist Harp: a new collection of hymns for the closet, the family, social worship, and revivals #316Image
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book: being "The Plymouth Collection" enlarged and adapted to the use of Baptist churches #481Image
The Baptist Hymn Book: comprising a large and choice collection of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, adapted to the faith and order of the Old School, or Primitive Baptists (2nd stereotype Ed.) #503Image
The Baptist Hymn Book, in Two Parts #d34
The Baptist Hymn Book: original and selected: in two parts #268Image
The Baptist Praise Book #504Image
The Baptist Psalmody: a selection of hymns for the worship of God #284Image
The Christian Melodist: a new collection of hymns for social religious worship #43Image
The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns: with copious selections from other sources; the whole carefully revised and arranged, with directions for musical expression #112Image
The Christian Psalter #d34
The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems: being chiefly a collection (3rd ed. rev.) #CDImage
The Congregational Hymn Book: for the service of the sanctuary #294Image
The Evangelical Songster: or, a New Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d6
The Gospel Hymnal #d39
The Gospel Psalmist #443Image
The Modern Harp: or, Boston Sacred Melodist. #d22
The New Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, for Public, Social and Private Worship #102Image
The Ohio Harmonist #d4
The Plymouth Hymnal #d35
The Primitive Hymns, Spiritual Songs and Sacred Poems Regularly Selected, Classified and Set in Order ... Stereotype ed. #d36
The Psalmody: a collection of hymns for public and social worship #316Image
The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #930bImage
The Sacred Harp or Eclectic Harmony: a collection of church music, consisting of a great variety of psalm and hymn tunes, anthems, sacred songs and chants...(New ed., Rev. and Corr.) #35Image
The Sacred Harp or Eclectic Harmony: a collection of church music, consisting of a great variety of psalm and hymn tunes, anthems, sacred songs and chants...(New ed., Rev. and Corr.) #43aImage
The Sacred Lute #d23
The Vestry Harp #d11
The Vestry Hymn Book #d28
The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #269Image
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