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Onward, Ever Onward

Onward, ever onward front the noble fray

Author: Frederick W. Farrar
Published in 4 hymnals


Author: Frederick W. Farrar

Farrar, Frederic William, D.D., son of the Rev. Charles Penhorn Farrar, sometime a missionary in India, and late Rector of Sidcup, Kent. He was born at Bombay, Aug. 7th, 1831; and educated at King William's College, Isle of Man, and at King's College, London. In 1850 he obtained a classical exhibition, and in 1852 a scholarship at the University of London, whence, after taking the degree of B.A., he passed to Trinity College, Cambridge. There, in 1852, he took (with other prizes) the Chancellor's Prize in English verse, and graduated in first-class classical honours in 1854. In the same year he entered Holy Orders, and was subsequently for some time an assistant master at Harrow School. In 1871 he was appointed to the head mastership of Mar… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Onward, ever onward front the noble fray
Title: Onward, Ever Onward
Author: Frederick W. Farrar
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Aye, but calm and cheery
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)
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Bells of Victory #41

Bells of Victory #41
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Songs of Promise #70

Songs of Promise #70
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The Assembly Hymn and Song Collection #162

The Assembly Hymn and Song Collection #162
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The Glorious Cause #25

The Glorious Cause #25
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