Authors:Edward Denny
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| Edward Denny | |
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| Last name | Denny |
| First name | Sir Edward |
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| Born | October 2, 1796, Tralee Castle, County Kerry, Ireland. |
| Died | June 13, 1889, London, England. |
| Buried | Paddington Cemetery. |
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| Best known for | Hymns:What grace O Lord and beauty |
Edward Denny; (1796 to 1889[1]) , was born at Tralee Castle, County Kerry, Ireland, October 2, 1796, and succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father, in 1831.
Biography
He owned a large estate in Ireland, though his principal residence was in London. His Church membership was with the Plymouth Brethren. He published A Selection of Hymns in 1839 and a volume of Hymns and Poems in 1848. His Millennial Hymns, 1870, is a republication of his former work. It contains a long preface on prophecy, in which he advocates Millenarianism. He died in London June 13, 1889.[2]
Hymns
References
- ↑ NetHymnal (1996). "Denny, Sir Edward".
- ↑ Nutter, Charles S. (1915). Hymn Writers of the Church. Nashville: Nashville: Smith & Lamar. p. 588. ISBN 1176719580
