Emma Toke

Emma Toke
Born(1812-08-09)9 August 1812
Holywood, County Down
Died29 September 1878(1878-09-29) (aged 66)
Ryde, Isle of Wight
SpouseNicholas Toke

Emma Toke (née Leslie; 9 August 1812 – 29 September 1878) was a British Anglican hymnwriter.

Biography

Toke was born to the Irish bishop John Leslie and his wife Isabella St. Lawrence. She married Reverend Nicholas Toke in 1837.[1]

In 1851, she started writing hymns at the re­quest of a friend who was col­lect­ing for the Com­mit­tee of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.[2] She contributed seven hymns to the hymn book.[3] One hymn featured was "Thou Art Gone Up On High".[4] She con­trib­ut­ed a further ser­ies of hymns to the Sun­day School Li­tur­gy…and Hymn Book, Ar­ranged by the Rev. R. Judd, B.A.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Emma Leslie Toke | Hymnary.org". hymnary.org. Archived from the original on 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  2. ^ a b "Emma Leslie Toke". hymntime.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  3. ^ "Emma Toke". The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Archived from the original on 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  4. ^ "Thou Art Gone Up On High". www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
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