Daughter of John Les­lie, Bi­shop of El­phin and Kil­more, Em­ma mar­ried Rev. Ni­cho­las Toke, Go­ding­ton Park, Ash­ford, Kent, in 1837. Her ear­ly hymns were writ­ten in 1851, “at the re­quest of a friend who was col­lect­ing for the Com­mittee of the [So­ci­e­ty for Pro­mot­ing Chris­tian Know­ledge].” She con­trib­ut­ed ano­ther ser­ies of hymns to the Sun­day School Li­tur­gy…and Hymn Book, ar­ranged by the Rev. R. Judd, B.A., In­cum­bent of St. Ma­ry’s, Hal­i­fax (Hal­i­fax: F. King, 1870).

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1. Glory to Thee, O Lord
2. Jesu! by Whose Almighty Grace
3. Joyful Day at Last Is Come, The
4. Lord God, the Strength and Stay of All
5. Lord of All Power and Might
6. Lord of Light and Life
7. Lord, of Thy Mercy, Hear Our Cry
8. O Father, Whom in Truth to Know
9. O God of Comfort, Thou Alone
10. O God of Mercy, Chill and Dark
11. O God, the Strength and Stay of All
12. O God, upon This Solemn Day
13. O Lord, in All Our Trials Here
14. O Lord, Thou Know­est All the Snares
15. O Thou, to Whose All See­ing Eye
16. O Thou, Who Didst Through Heav­ens
17. O Thou, Who Didst with Love Un­told
18. This Is the Day When Jesus Christ
19. Thou Art Gone Up on High
20. Upon This Sad and Solemn Day
21. We Bless Thee, Lord, for That Clear Light