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When in the cloud, with colors fair

When in the cloud, with colors fair

Author: John Kent
Published in 9 hymnals

Author: John Kent

Kent, John, was born at Bideford, Devonshire, Dec. 1766, and died Nov. 15, 1843. As a working shipwright his opportunities for acquiring the education and polish necessary for the production of refined verse were naturally limited. His hymns are strongly worded, very earnest and simple, and intensely Calvinistic. A few were published in Samuel Reece's Collection, 1799. The first edition of his Collection of Original Gospel Hymns, was published in 1803, and the 10th edition, with "The Author's Experience," in verse, 264 hymns, 15 longer pieces, and a Life by his Son in 1861. The Calvinistic teaching so prominent in his hymns has restricted their use to a limited number of collections. The greatest use made of them in modern hymnbooks has bee… Go to person page >

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First Line: When in the cloud, with colors fair
Author: John Kent
Copyright: Public Domain
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A New Selection of Nearly Eight Hundred Evangelical Hymns, from More than 200 Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, & America, including a great number of originals, alphabetically arranged #232a

A New Selection of Nearly Eight Hundred Evangelical Hymns, from More than 200 Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, & America, including a great number of originals, alphabetically arranged #232a
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A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns ... intended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Tunes #232

A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns ... intended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Tunes #232
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A Selection of Hymns, adapted to the devotions of the closet, the family, and the social circle; and containing subjects appropriate to the monthly concerns of prayer for the success... #694

A Selection of Hymns, adapted to the devotions of the closet, the family, and the social circle; and containing subjects appropriate to the monthly concerns of prayer for the success... #694
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Hymn and Tune Book for Use in Old School or Primitive Baptist Churches #87

Hymn and Tune Book for Use in Old School or Primitive Baptist Churches #87

Old School Sonnets, or a Selection of Choice Hymns #d299

Old School Sonnets, or a Selection of Choice Hymns #d299
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Psalms and Hymns, for the Use of the German Reformed Church, in the United States of America. (2nd ed.) #77

Psalms and Hymns, for the Use of the German Reformed Church, in the United States of America. (2nd ed.) #77
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The Baptist Hymn Book #259

The Baptist Hymn Book #259
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The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems #DLXXXII

The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems #DLXXXII

The Ebenezer Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, with an appendix Consisting of Miscellaneous Pieces. 6th ed. #d632

The Ebenezer Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, with an appendix Consisting of Miscellaneous Pieces. 6th ed. #d632
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