'Tis sweet to rest in lively hope

'Tis sweet to rest in lively hope

Author: Augustus Toplady
Published 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 >

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First Line: 'Tis sweet to rest in lively hope
Author: Augustus Toplady
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Instances (32)TextImageAudioScore
A Baptist Hymn Book, Designed Especially for the Regular Baptist Church and All Lovers of Truth #d792
A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of the Baptist Church and all lovers of song #319Image
A New and Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of the Regular Baptist Church. 10th ed. #d494
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) #941Image
Additional Hymns, Adopted by the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America, at their Session, June 1846, and authorized to be used in the churches under their care #310Image
Church Book: for the use of Evangelical Lutheran congregations #564Image
Hymns for the use of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, by the Authority of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania #601Image
Hymns for Youth, Suitable to be Used in Sabbath and Parochial Schools #402Image
Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #474Image
Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship (1st ed.) #474Image
Hymns: selected and original, for public and private worship (30th ed.) #474Image
Hymns: selected and original, for public and private worship (4th ed. 3rd rev. ed.) #474Image
Hymns: selected and original, for public and private worship (60th ed., 1st rev. ed.) #474Image
Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship, published by General Synod for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 68th ed. (8th rev. ed.) #d833
Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship #d833
Sabbath School and Social Hymns of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the U.S.A. #d282
Select Hymns #d188
Social Melodies #d133
The Baptist Psalmody: a selection of hymns for the worship of God #620Image
The Camp-Meeting Chorister: or, a collection of hymns and spiritual songs, for the pious of all denominations. To be sung at camp meetings, during revivals of religion, and on other occasions #284Image
The Message Bird #d92
The Mother's Hymn Book. (Third stereotyped ed. Rev. and enl.) #112Image
The Presbyterian Hymnal #746Image
The Presbyterian Hymnal #746Image
The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #H742Image
The Sabbath School Lyre #d162
The Sabbath School Lyre: a collection of hymns and music, original and selected, for general use in sabbath schools #20Image
The Saint's Harp: a collection of hymns and spiritual songs, adapted to prayer and social meetings, and seasons of revival (2nd ed., Rev. and Imp.) #251Image
The Sweet Singer of Israel: a collection of hymns and spiritual songs, usually sung at camp, prayer, and social meetings, and revivals of religion (New ed. much enlarged) #266Image
Truth and Hope No. 2 #d155
Union Hymns. Rev. #d417
Union Hymns. Rev. #d430
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