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Augustus Toplady

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British hymn writer, Anglican cleric (1740-1778)

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Augustus Montague Toplady was an English 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".

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Augustus Montague Toplady was an English 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.

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Lived 1740 to 1778 · aged 37
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