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[Forth from the King's eternal throne]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 53515 76465 67127 Used With Text: To Arms! To Arms!

Author: A. H. Ackley Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Forth from the King's eternal throne Refrain First Line: To arms, to arms, the cry is heard Lyrics: 1 Forth from the King’s eternal throne, There comes the cry for men, Who dare to fight for God and right, Against the hosts of sin. Refrain: To arms! to arms! The cry is heard, Come rally ‘round the cross, His bidding do Who calleth you, Go strive to save the lost. 2 Put on the armour of your God, Gird on His mighty sword, Then rally ‘round the cross and fight, Till peace shall be restored. [Refrain] 3 No compromise while sin remains, No flag of truce we give, We fight that earth’s remotest bounds Shall bow to Him and live. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Forth from the King's eternal throne]

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To Arms! To Arms!

Author: A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Great Revival Hymns No. 2 #27 (1913) First Line: Forth from the King's eternal throne Refrain First Line: To arms, to arms, the cry is heard Lyrics: 1 Forth from the King’s eternal throne, There comes the cry for men, Who dare to fight for God and right, Against the hosts of sin. Refrain: To arms! to arms! The cry is heard, Come rally ‘round the cross, His bidding do Who calleth you, Go strive to save the lost. 2 Put on the armour of your God, Gird on His mighty sword, Then rally ‘round the cross and fight, Till peace shall be restored. [Refrain] 3 No compromise while sin remains, No flag of truce we give, We fight that earth’s remotest bounds Shall bow to Him and live. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Forth from the King's eternal throne]

To Arms! To Arms!

Author: A. H. Ackley Hymnal: Great Revival Hymns #45 (1911) First Line: Forth from the King’s eternal throne Refrain First Line: To arms! to arms Languages: English Tune Title: [Forth from the King’s eternal throne]

To Arms! To Arms!

Author: Rev. A. H. Ackley Hymnal: World Wide Revival Songs #44 (1915) First Line: Forth from the King's eternal throne Refrain First Line: To arms! to arms! The cry is heard Languages: English Tune Title: [Forth from the King's eternal throne]

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A. H. Ackley

1887 - 1960 Author of "To Arms! To Arms!" in Great Revival Hymns Alfred Henry Ackley was born 21 January 1887 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the younger brother of B. D. Ackley. His father taught him music and he also studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in Maryland and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1914. He served churches in Pennsylvania and California. He also worked with the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team and for Homer Rodeheaver's publishing company. He wrote around 1500 hymns. He died 3 July 1960 in Los Angeles. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[Forth from the King’s eternal throne]" in Great Revival Hymns Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)