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The sword of the Lord and Gideon

Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Gideon, with three hundred soldiers Refrain First Line: Blow thy trumpet, break thy pitcher Topics: Loyalty-Obedience; Victory-Triumph Used With Tune: [Gideon, with three hundred soldiers]

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[Gideon, with three hundred soldiers]

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 55113 51112 33215 Used With Text: The Sword of the Lord and Gideon

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The Sword of the Lord and Gideon

Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Hymnal: Songs of Praise and Salvation #52 (1902) First Line: Gideon, with three hundred soldiers Refrain First Line: Blow thy trumpet, break thy pitcher Lyrics: 1 Gideon, with three hundred soldiers, Once a mighty host withstood, Camping in the Moreh Valley— An uncounted multitude. But the Lord was helping Gideon, And his brave and trusting band, Armed with trumpets, lamps and pitchers, Went, obeying God’s command: Refrain: Blow thy trumpet, break thy pitcher, Hold thy lamp within thy hand along the line; Cry, “The sword of the Lord and Gideon!” “The sword of the Lord and Gideon,” “The sword of the Lord and Gideon,” And the vict’ry shall be thine. 2 God was mighty to deliver, And they fought without a sword, Wielding naught but torch and trumpet And Jehovah’s mighty Word. Gideon’s men were but a handful, Yet on God they could rely, And the army, panic-stricken, Fled before their battle cry. [Refrain] 3 Go ye forth to bloodless battle In the army of the Lord; Seek the triumph of his kingdom; Sound his name with one accord. Break thy darkened earthly vessels; Flash the light of sacred Word; Flash the light of holy living; Let the voice of God be heard. [Refrain] Scripture: Judges 7:19-20 Tune Title: [Gideon, with three hundred soldiers]

The Sword of the Lord and Gideon

Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Hymnal: Songs of Redemption #52 (1899) First Line: Gideon, with three hundred soldiers Refrain First Line: Blow thy trumpet, break thy pitcher Languages: English Tune Title: [Gideon, with three hundred soldiers]

The Sword of the Lord and Gideon

Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Hymnal: Gospel Melodies #102 (1918) First Line: Gideon, with three hundred soldiers Refrain First Line: Blow thy trumpet, break thy pitcher Topics: Christian warfare Scripture: Judges 7:19-20 Languages: English Tune Title: [Gideon, with three hundred soldiers]

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Carrie Ellis Breck

1855 - 1934 Person Name: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Author of "The Sword of the Lord and Gideon" in Songs of Praise and Salvation Carrie Ellis Breck was born 22 January 1855 in Vermont and raised in a Christian home. She later moved to Vineland, New Jersey, and then to Portland, Oregon. She wrote verse and prose for religious and household publications, In 1884 she married Frank A. Breck. She has written between fourteen and fifteen hundred hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) See also Mrs. Frank A. Breck.

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Gideon, with three hundred soldiers]" in Songs of Praise and Salvation William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman