1833–1890

Introduction

Born: Oc­to­ber 5, 1833, New­cas­tle-on-Tyne, Eng­land.

Died: Ju­ly 19, 1890, Brae­mar, Ab­er­deen­shire, Scot­land.

Buried: Saint An­drew’s church­yard, Brae­mar, Ab­er­deen­shire, Scot­land.

Biography

Educated at Glas­gow Uni­ver­si­ty, Kel­ly stu­died theo­lo­gy at Bonn (1852–54); New Col­lege, Ed­in­burgh (1856–67); and the Theo­lo­gic­al Col­lege of the Eng­lish Pres­by­te­ri­an Church in Lon­don.

He served con­gre­ga­tions in Heb­burn-on-Tyne and Strea­tham, and as of 1887 was Tract Ed­it­or of the Re­li­gious Tract So­cie­ty.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Commit What­ev­er Grieves Thee
  2. O Lord, I Sing with Lips and Heart
  3. See, World! Thy Life As­sail­èd
  4. Why Should Sor­row Ev­er Grieve Me?

Translations

  1. Up! Up! My Heart with Glad­ness
  2. Behold! Be­hold What Won­ders Here!
  3. Come, and Christ the Lord Be Prais­ing
  4. Full of Won­der, Full of Art
  5. Golden Morn­ing, The
  6. In Grate­ful Songs Your Voic­es Raise
  7. In Pray­er Your Voic­es Raise Ye
  8. Let Not Such a Thought E’er Pain Thee
  9. Lord God! Thou Art for Ev­er­more
  10. Now at the Man­ger Here I Stand
  11. O Je­sus Christ, How Bright and Fair
  12. Rejoice, My Heart, Be Glad and Sing
  13. Say, with What Sal­u­ta­tions?
  14. Scarce Tongue Can Speak, Ne’er Hu­man Ken
  15. Time Is Ve­ry Near, The
  16. To the Coun­ten­ance of the Lord Je­sus
  17. Upon the Cross Ex­tend­ed
  18. Why Should Cross and Tri­al Grieve Me?

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Kel­ly (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),