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Roll on mighty song

Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: He's coming back to earth again

[He's coming back to earth again]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: R. Kelso Carter Incipit: 55535 66557 76515 Used With Text: Our Coming Lord

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Author: Mrs. E. E. Williams; R. K. C. Hymnal: Hymns of the Christian Life #377 (1891) First Line: He's coming back to earth again Refrain First Line: Roll on, mighty song Languages: English Tune Title: [He's coming back to earth again]

Roll on mighty song

Hymnal: The Advent Christian Hymnal #d303 (1894) First Line: He's coming back to earth again

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Russell Kelso Carter

1849 - 1928 Person Name: R. K. C. Author (Chorus) of "Our Coming Lord" in Hymns of the Christian Life Russel Kelso Carter was a professor in the Pennsylvania Military College of Chester. While there he was licensed to preach by the Methodist Episcopal Church. He became very active in leading camp meetings and revivals. After failing health forced him to abandon this work, he studied and became a medical doctor as well as a writer. He wrote novels as well as hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)