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Gideon's Band
Author: E. L. Thompson Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Tell the story true of the noble band Refrain First Line: I belong to Gideon's band Lyrics: 1 Tell the story true of the noble band
Who of old went forth at their Lord’s command—
Of the faithful few, and the fight they won
In the name of God, and of Gideon.
Refrain:
I belong to Gideon’s band, I do,
To Gideon’s band, the tried and true;
And my light shall shine till the fight is won
In the name of God, and of Gideon.
2 All the fearful fled to their tents at first;
Others at the brook stopped to quench their thirst;
But the faithful few still went marching on
In the name of God, and of Gideon. [Refrain]
3 Each one stood, at last, in the dead of night
With a broken pitcher and burning light,
Till the victory by their faith was won
In the name of God, and of Gideon. [Refrain]
4 We are soldiers, now, with a fight to win;
There are foes without, there are foes within;
But the faithful band still is marching on
In the name of God, and of Gideon. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Tell the story true of the noble band]
Gideon's Band
[Tell the story true of the noble band]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Used With Text: Gideon's Band
[Tell the story true of the noble band]
Gideon's Band
Author: E. L. Thompson Hymnal: Williston Hymns #145 (1917) First Line: Tell the story true of the noble band Refrain First Line: I belong to Gideon's band Lyrics: 1 Tell the story true of the noble band
Who of old went forth at their Lord’s command—
Of the faithful few, and the fight they won
In the name of God, and of Gideon.
Refrain:
I belong to Gideon’s band, I do,
To Gideon’s band, the tried and true;
And my light shall shine till the fight is won
In the name of God, and of Gideon.
2 All the fearful fled to their tents at first;
Others at the brook stopped to quench their thirst;
But the faithful few still went marching on
In the name of God, and of Gideon. [Refrain]
3 Each one stood, at last, in the dead of night
With a broken pitcher and burning light,
Till the victory by their faith was won
In the name of God, and of Gideon. [Refrain]
4 We are soldiers, now, with a fight to win;
There are foes without, there are foes within;
But the faithful band still is marching on
In the name of God, and of Gideon. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Tell the story true of the noble band]
Gideon's Band
Gideon's Band
Author: E. L. Thompson Hymnal: Rodeheaver Collection for Male Voices #43 (1916) First Line: Tell the story true of the noble band Refrain First Line: I belong to Gideon's band Languages: English Tune Title: [Tell the story true of the noble band]
Gideon's Band
Ernest Lee Thompson
1868 - 1920 Author of "Gideon's band" Methodist Episcopal minister
Ernest Lee Thompson
Chas. H. Gabriel
1856 - 1932 Composer of "[Tell the story true of the noble band]" in Williston Hymns Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree
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For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades.
Bert Polman
Chas. H. Gabriel
