1812–1878

Introduction

Born: Au­gust 9, 1812, Ho­ly­wood, Bel­fast, North­ern Ire­land.

Died: Sep­tem­ber 29, 1878, Isle of Wight.

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Biography

Emma was he daugh­ter of John Les­lie, Bi­shop of El­phin and Kil­more, and wife of Ni­cho­las Toke, God­ing­ton, Ash­ford, Kent (mar­ried 1837).

Her ear­ly hymns were writ­ten in 1851, at the re­quest of a friend who was col­lect­ing for the Com­mit­tee of the SPCK [So­ci­ety for Pro­mot­ing Chris­tian Know­ledge].

She con­trib­ut­ed an­oth­er ser­ies of hymns to the Sun­day School Li­tur­gy…and Hymn Book, Ar­ranged by the Rev. R. Judd, B.A., In­cum­bent of St. Ma­ry’s, Ha­li­fax (Ha­li­fax: F. King, 1870).

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Glory to Thee, O Lord
  2. Jesu! by Whose Al­mig­hty Grace
  3. Joyful Day at Last Is Come, The
  4. Lord God, the Strength and Stay of All
  5. Lord of All Pow­er and Might
  6. Lord of Light and Life
  7. Lord, of Thy Mer­cy, Hear Our Cry
  8. O Father, Whom in Truth to Know
  9. O God of Com­fort, Thou Alone
  10. O God of Mer­cy, Chill and Dark
  11. O God, the Strength and Stay of All
  12. O God, up­on This Sol­emn Day
  13. O Lord, in All Our Tri­als Here
  14. O Lord, Thou Know­est All the Snares
  15. O Thou, to Whose All See­ing Eye
  16. O Thou, Who Didst Through Hea­vens
  17. O Thou, Who Didst with Love Un­told
  18. This Is the Day When Je­sus Christ
  19. Thou Art Gone Up on High
  20. Upon This Sad and Sol­emn Day
  21. We Bless Thee, Lord, for That Clear Light

Help Needed

If you know Toke’s bu­ri­al place,