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Soldiers of the King

Author: Birdie Bell Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Is the battle fierce and long Refrain First Line: We are soldiers of the mighty King

[Is the battle fierce and long]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: R. Frank Lehman Incipit: 11176 35111 67121 Used With Text: Soldiers of the King

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Author: Birdie Bell Hymnal: World-Wide Hosannas #26 (1904) First Line: Is the battle fierce and long Refrain First Line: We are soldiers of the mighty King Topics: Following; Loyalty; Victory; Warfare Languages: English Tune Title: [Is the battle fierce and long]

Soldiers of the King

Author: Birdie Bell Hymnal: The Voice of Praise No. 3 #168 (1912) First Line: Is the battle fierce and long? Refrain First Line: We are soldiers of the mighty King Languages: English Tune Title: [Is the battle fierce and long?]

Soldiers of the King

Author: R. F. R. Bell Hymnal: Offering of Praise #d93 (1911) First Line: Is the battle fierce and long Refrain First Line: Soldiers true, soldiers true

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Birdie Bell

Author of "Soldiers of the King" C. Louise Bell, also known a Birdie Bell, was born, raised and lived in New York city. She began writing hymns when she was sixteen years old. She is the author of more than 500 hymns, 200 religious poems, and 200 Christmas and Easter lyrics, as well as short stories, and articles. She wrote under the name of Birdie Bell, which is what her family called her. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

R. Frank Lehman

1859 - 1931 Composer of "[Is the battle fierce and long?]" in The Voice of Praise No. 3 R. Frank Lehman, 1859-1931 Born: June 21, 1859, Pennsylvania. Died: February 10, 1931. Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lehman’s parents were Robert Jones Lehman and Louisa Weber Lehman. His works include: Uplifted Voices, with Adam Geibel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1901) World-Wide Hosannas, with Adam Geibel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1904) Hymns of the Kingdom, with Adam Geibel et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1905) --www.hymntime.com/tch