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The funeral was preached by his friend George Duffield, Jr., a Presbyterian pastor who was also prominent in the revival movement. He preached on the Bible verse to which Tyng’s last words had alluded: “Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth” (Ephesians 6:14), and composed a poem to drive home the point. The poem was later put to music by the organist-composer George Webb (1803-1887), and became a well-known hymn.<ref>Crusader Hymns, p. 20</ref>
The funeral was preached by his friend George Duffield, Jr., a Presbyterian pastor who was also prominent in the revival movement. He preached on the Bible verse to which Tyng’s last words had alluded: “Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth” (Ephesians 6:14), and composed a poem to drive home the point. The poem was later put to music by the organist-composer George Webb (1803-1887), and became a well-known hymn.<ref>Crusader Hymns, p. 20</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Revivals]]
[[Category:Revivals]]
[[Category:Abolitionists]]
[[Category:Abolitionists]]
[[Category:Christianity in America]]
[[Category:Christianity in America]]