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The Fire of Pentecost

Author: L. L. Pickett Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: At Pentecost the power came down Refrain First Line: May the fire from Pentecost now fall

[At Pentecost the pow'r came down]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. L. L. Pickett Incipit: 51553 43457 65435 Used With Text: The Fire of Pentecost

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Author: L. L. P. Hymnal: Victorious Songs #159 (1922) First Line: At Pentecost the pow'r came down Refrain First Line: May the fire from Pentecost now fall Languages: English Tune Title: [At Pentecost the pow'r came down]

The fire of Pentecost

Author: Leander L. Pickett Hymnal: Songs of Devotion and Praise #d11 (1919) First Line: At Pentecost the power came down Refrain First Line: May the fire from Pentecost now fall Languages: English

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L. L. Pickett

1859 - 1928 Author of "The Fire of Pentecost" 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