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[Forever here my rest shall be] (Pickett)

[Forever here my rest shall be] (Pickett)

Composer (Chorus): Jno. McPherson; Composer: L. L. Pickett
Published in 4 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer (Chorus): Jno. McPherson

John McPherson (Late 19th Century) Go to person page >

Composer: L. L. Pickett

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 who… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [Forever here my rest shall be] (Pickett)
Composer (Chorus): Jno. McPherson
Composer: L. L. Pickett
Incipit: 35535 16535 53215
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

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Victorious Songs #1

Victorious Songs #1
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