[Onward, pressing onward, in the narrow way]

[Onward, pressing onward, in the narrow way]

Composer: R. G. Staples
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: R. G. Staples

Robert Griffin Staples. He was born Robert Griffin on January 24, 1833 in Washington DC. Both of his parents died in a carriage accident when he was an infant; he was then adopted by his mother's sister, Mary Ann King, and her husband, Samuel Johnson Staples and he was given the name Robert Griffin Staples. He was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War and after the war was promoted to Major. He then worked as chief clerk in the Portsmouth United States Navy Yard. Religion was an important part of his life, as well as music. He died June 20, 1891 in Portsmouth, VA. Dianne Shapiro, from Jean Brickey (great-granddaughter) Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Onward, pressing onward, in the narrow way]
Composer: R. G. Staples
Incipit: 54324 31234 54321

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Sabbath Carols #77

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The Banner of Victory #33

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