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[Brother, you may go to glory]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: L. L. P. Incipit: 55111 11655 11135 Used With Text: Hear the Good News
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Hear the Good News

Author: L. D. Carrington Appears in 14 hymnals First Line: Brother, you may go to glory Refrain First Line: You may lay down this world Used With Tune: [Brother, you may go to glory]
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Hear the Good News

Author: L. D. Carrington Hymnal: Burning Bush Songs No. 1 #15 (1902) First Line: Brother, you may go to glory Refrain First Line: You may lay down this world Lyrics: 1 Brother, you may go to glory, Hear the good news; Brother, you may go to glory, Hear the good news. Refrain: You may lay down this world And take up the cross, And go with us to glory, Hear the good news. 2 All your sins may be forgiven. 3 Sinners now are finding Jesus. 4 He will save and sanctify you. 5 He is building us a mansion. 6 Jesus tasted death for sinners. 7 He will welcome all who trust Him. 8 You may join the blood-washed army. 9 Now’s the time for peace and pardon. 10 Come, O come, He waits to save you. 11 Soon my Savior will be coming. Scripture: Luke 2:10-11 Languages: English Tune Title: [Brother, you may go to glory]
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Author: L. D. Carrington Hymnal: Cream of Song #72 (1906) First Line: Brother, you may go to glory Refrain First Line: You may lay down this world Languages: English Tune Title: [Brother, you may go to glory]
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Author: L. D. Carrington Hymnal: Jewel Songs #130 (1910) First Line: Brother, you may go to glory Refrain First Line: You may lay down this world Languages: English Tune Title: [Brother, you may go to glory]
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L. L. Pickett

1859 - 1928 Person Name: L. L. P. Arranger of "[Brother, you may go to glory]" in Burning Bush Songs No. 1 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 whom was missionary E Stanley Jones. In 1905 a student prayer meeting at the Pickett home spilled out to the Asbury campus in a revival that spread around the town of Wilmore. Between 1891 and 1926 Pickett published 11 song books, some with others, including John Sweney, William J Kirkpatrick, John Bryant, Martin Knapp, Elisha A Hoffman, Burke Culpepper, William Marks, Benjamin Butts, and Robert McNeill. He died at Middlesboro, KY. John Perry
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L. D. Carrington

Author of "Hear the Good News"
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