1826–1921

Introduction

Born: Ju­ly 25, 1826, Blox­wich, Staf­ford­shire, Eng­land.

Died: Ju­ly 16, 1921, Wood­bine, Io­wa.

Buried: Wood­bine Ce­me­te­ry, Wood­bine, Io­wa.

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Biography

Derry was the hus­band of Eli­za­beth Her­bert.

He emi­grat­ed to Am­er­ica with his fa­mi­ly in 1854.

He joined the Re­or­gan­ized Church on March 3, 1861, and was or­dained an el­der the same day. He be­came a se­ven­ty (a priest­hood of­fice) Au­gust 3, 1861; an apos­tle Ap­ril 8, 1965, serv­ing in that of­fice five years; pre­si­dent of the High Priests’ Quo­rum (1874–1901); a High Coun­ci­lor (1890–1903); an ev­an­ge­li­cal min­is­ter, June 8, 1902, an of­fice he held un­til his death.

On De­cem­ber 6, 1862, he was sent to Eng­land as a mis­sion­ary and was abroad two years.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Bereaved Friends, Weep Not for Him
  2. Dear Lord, Ac­cept the Gifts We Bring
  3. Death Is the Her­i­tage of Man
  4. Father, from Hea­ven Thy Dwell­ing Place
  5. Father, It Is Thy Great De­cree
  6. Great God, on These Now Deign to Smile
  7. Hail, Sac­red Sab­bath, Day of Rest
  8. Let Earth At­tend, All Na­tions Hear
  9. Look, Ye Na­tions, Gaze and Won­der
  10. Lord, May Our Hearts Be Tuned
  11. Mystical Body of Christ Is Now Come, The
  12. O Lord, Around Thine Al­tar Now
  13. Shall the Righ­teous Dead Arise
  14. That We May Know Thy Will Su­preme
  15. There Is a Life Be­yond the Tomb
  16. This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made
  17. ’Tis Faith Pre­pares Our Hearts to See
  18. We Hear Thy Voice, Our Fa­ther
  19. We Thank Thee, God of All the Earth
  20. What Shall I Do to Please My Lord?
  21. Will Wa­ter Cleanse Me from All Sin?

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