The hour of prayer once more is come

The hour of prayer once more is come

Author: Samuel Medley
Tune: PROSPERITY (Sosebee)
Published in 17 hymnals

Author: Samuel Medley

Medley, Samuel, born June 23, 1738, at Cheshunt, Herts, where his father kept a school. He received a good education; but not liking the business to which he was apprenticed, he entered the Royal Navy. Having been severely wounded in a battle with the French fleet off Port Lagos, in 1759, he was obliged to retire from active service. A sermon by Dr. Watts, read to him about this time, led to his conversion. He joined the Baptist Church in Eagle Street, London, then under the care of Dr. Gifford, and shortly afterwards opened a school, which for several years he conducted with great success. Having begun to preach, he received, in 1767, a call to become pastor of the Baptist church at Watford. Thence, in 1772, he removed to Byrom Street, Liv… Go to person page >

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First Line: The hour of prayer once more is come
Author: Samuel Medley
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 17 of 17)
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Choice Hymns #241

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Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #78

Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Selected and Original. 7th ed. #d408

The Baptist Harmony #d359

The Baptist Harmony #d370

The Baptist Hymn Book, in Two Parts #d521

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The Choice #H331

The Choice #H331

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The Christian Melodist #8

The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs #d229

The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs, with an Appendix of Choice Hymns #d222

The Good Old Songs #d510

The Good Old Songs #619

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The Gospel Psalmist #600

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The Primitive Baptist Hymnal #346

The Primitive Hymns #d541

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The Sacred Lyre #42

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