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We come to Sing to Christ our King

Author: John C. Proctor Appears in 2 hymnals Used With Tune: [We come to sing to Christ our King]

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[We come to sing to Christ our King]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: L. Marshall Incipit: 51567 12334 32171 Used With Text: We come to Sing to Christ our King

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We come to Sing to Christ our King

Author: John C. Proctor Hymnal: Sparkling Diamonds #70a (1884) Languages: English Tune Title: [We come to sing to Christ our King]

Christ our song

Author: J. C. P. Hymnal: Sabbath Songs for Children's Worship #d181 (1869) First Line: We come to sing to Christ Refrain First Line: With waving palm

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Leonard Marshall

1809 - 1890 Person Name: L. Marshall Composer of "[We come to sing to Christ our King]" in Sparkling Diamonds Marshall, Leonard. (Hudson, New Hampshire, May 3, 1809--July 1, 1890, Hudson, N.H.) Baptist. Voice pupil of John Paddon of London and Charles Zenner, harmonist. Tenor soloist of Handel and Haydn Society ca. 1844-1850. Music director at Twelfth Congregational Church, Boston, Massachusetts, 1836-1957; Bowdoin Square Baptist Church, ca.1867-1870; Harvard Street Baptist Church, ca.1870-1875, and other Boston churches. Chorus director at Tremont Temple, 1857-1867. Author of popular songs, "Don't Give Up the Ship" and "The Mountaineer," and of thirteen church music books; published The Sacred Star hymnal, 1861, Boston. Wrote words of Easter hymn commencing, "Jesus Christ, our precious Savior," and hymn "Ever gracious, loving Savior, Come and bless us from on high." --E.F. Quinn, DNAH Archives Note: Typewritten copy of obituary from the Boston Evening Transcript 3 July 1890, is in the DNAH Archives.

J. C. Proctor

Person Name: John C. Proctor Author of "Christ Our Song"
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