Augustus M. Toplady

Augustus Montague Toplady (4 November 1740 – 11 August 1778) was an Anglican cleric and hymn writer. He was a major Calvinist opponent of John Wesley. He is best remembered as the author of the hymn "Rock of Ages". Three of his other hymns – "A Debtor to Mercy Alone", "Deathless Principle, Arise" and "Object of My First Desire" – are still occasionally sung today.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 4, 1740 (Farnham), Died August 11, 1778 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	PD6VB-2238	10-in.	5/28/1946	Rock of ages	Harmoneers Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Toplady, Augustus M.," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/359202.

Toplady, Augustus M.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/359202.

"Toplady, Augustus M.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

Wikidata: Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q712167

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/60028923

MusicBrainz: Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d2f42dfa-9881-467e-a294-6258e8cfb35a

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/193711

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