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[Soldiers for the King of glory]

[Soldiers for the King of glory]

Composer: Victor H. Benke
Published in 5 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Victor H. Benke

Victor H. Benke was born on Ju­ly 1872, Ra­ti­bor, Ger­ma­ny (now Ra­ci­bórz, Po­land). He em­i­grat­ed to Amer­i­ca at the of age 21. He served as the re­gu­lar or­gan­ist at the Bowery Mission in New York City for a num­ber of years. He settled in Brook­lyn where he gave pi­a­no and or­gan les­sons and com­posed mu­sic. He worked with Fanny Crosby, who wrote words to a number of his pieces, and Ira Sankey. He also played the organ for Dwight Moody in his evangelistic work. Benke died on July 15, 1904 in New York. [Sources: Crosby, pp. 535, 562] NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/e/n/benke_vh.htm  Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [Soldiers for the King of glory]
Composer: Victor H. Benke
Incipit: 51713 33627 65765
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

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Best Endeavor Hymns #21

Best Endeavor Hymns #21
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Hallowed Hymns, New and Old #8

Hallowed Hymns, New and Old #8
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Hallowed Hymns, New and Old #8

Hallowed Hymns, New and Old #8
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Hallowed Hymns #8

Hallowed Hymns #8
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Standard Hymns and Spiritual Songs #428

Standard Hymns and Spiritual Songs #428
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