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Victory will soon be won

Author: R. J. Zelley Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: We are marching on together Refrain First Line: Marching, yes

[We are marching on together, led by Christ our King]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: G. H. Cook Incipit: 34555 56535 11111 Used With Text: Victory Will Soon Be Won

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Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Hymnal: Songs of Praise and Delight #84 (1898) First Line: We are marching on together, led by Christ our King Refrain First Line: Marching, yes, we're marching Languages: English Tune Title: [We are marching on together, led by Christ our King]

Victory will soon be won

Author: R. J. Zelley Hymnal: The Boy's Hymnal #d30 (1915) First Line: We are marching on together Refrain First Line: Marching, yes

Victory will soon be won

Author: R. J. Zelley Hymnal: The Boy's Hymnal #d60 (1913) First Line: We are marching on together Refrain First Line: Marching, yes

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Henry J. Zelley

1859 - 1942 Person Name: Rev. H. J. Zelley Author of "Victory Will Soon Be Won" in Songs of Praise and Delight Henry Jeffreys Zelley was born at Mt. Holly, NJ, on Mar. 15, 1859. Educated in the Mt. Holly public schools, at Pennington Seminary, and at Taylor University, where he earned his M. A., Ph. D., and D. D. degrees, he became a Methodist minister in 1882 and first served in the New Jersey Conference as a statistical secretary, treasurer, and trustee, becoming a promoter of the campmeeting movement. Noted for his evangelistic fervor, Zelley produced over 1500 poems, hymns, and gospel songs. One of his songs, "He Brought Me Out" with music by Henry L. Gilmour, appears in several denominational hymnals. Cyberhymnal also lists "When Israel Out of Bondage Came" or "He Rolled the Sea Away" with music by Gilmour too. Another of Zelley’s songs, "The Mountains of Faith" with music by M. L. McPhail, is found in Sacred Selections. After working with nineteen different churches in the New Jersey Conference over his lifetime, Zelley, who also served as a trustee of Pennington Seminary, retired in 1929 and died at Trenton, NJ, on Mar. 16, 1942. --http://homeschoolblogger.com/hymnstudies

G. H. Cook

1864 - 1948 Composer of "[We are marching on together, led by Christ our King]" in Songs of Praise and Delight Rv George Harrison Cook USA 1864-1948. Not much is known about him. Converted at age 14, Cook was a preacher, singer, composer and involved with church music. He wrote the tune “Sunlight” and asked his friend, Harry Zelley, to write words for it, which he did, in 1899. He died in Ocean Grove, NJ. John Perry