1892 - 1950 Author (v. 1-2) of "The world was in darkness" in Complete Mission Praise Seth Sykes and his wife Bessie were traveling evangelists based in Glasgow, Scotland. They traveled around the UK. Seth preached and wrote lyrics to many hymns. They used lantern slide shows to illustrate their message and draw people to their meetings.
Dianne Shapiro, from Discerning Music blog, accessed 1/12/17
Seth Sykes