1892–1950

Introduction

Buried: Lamb­hill Ce­me­te­ry, Glas­gow, Scot­land.

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Biography

Early in his life, Sykes worked as a con­duc­tor and mo­tor­man for the Glas­gow (Scotland) Cor­po­ra­tion Tram­ways, based at the Pos­sil­park De­pot. He was al­so Sec­re­ta­ry of the Tram­way Chris­tian As­so­cia­tion.

In 1929, he be­came a full-time evan­gel­ist, trav­el­ing through­out Bri­tain and abroad with his wife Bes­sie, who wrote the mu­sic for most of his songs.

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Lyrics

  1. Blessed Are Ye When Men
  2. Don’t For­get There’s a House to Let
  3. Go Shoul­der the Hill for Some One
  4. Gospel Ship, The
  5. He Cleans­eth Me
  6. Hear the Bu­gle Sound­ing Loud and Clear
  7. I Have Plen­ty Up There
  8. I Took a Plunge in the Crim­son
  9. I’ll Ev­er Tell the Sto­ry
  10. I’ll Trust Him All the Way
  11. I’m Ac­quaint­ed with the Auth­or
  12. I’m So Hap­py
  13. Keep on Pray­ing, Though the Road Be Rough
  14. Love, Won­der­ful Love of God
  15. Running Ov­er Is This Cup
  16. Since the Sav­ior Came to This Heart of Mine
  17. Soldier of King Je­sus, A
  18. Thank You, Lord
  19. They Say He Is Won­der­ful
  20. With Christ in the Ves­sel
  21. Wonder of All Won­ders
  22. World Was in Dark­ness in Sin and Shame, The

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