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[Lo! the army of our King]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. B. Herbert Incipit: 56717 11267 12122 Used With Text: The World for Christ
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The World for Christ

Author: A. P. Cobb Appears in 25 hymnals First Line: Lo! the army of our King Refrain First Line: “The world for Christ, and Christ for the world!” Lyrics: 1 Lo! the army of our King, Marching on from sea to sea; Loud their hallelujahs ring, With the joy of victory. Refrain: “The world for Christ, and Christ for the world!” We shout with glad acclaim, We shout with glad acclaim, Till ev’ry soul, from pole to pole, Confess that glorious name. 2 Hear the marching order: “Go! Preach the word in ev’ry clime, Until all the earth below, Echo with the strain sublime!” [Refrain] 3 See! the banner is unfurled; See! it floats upon the breeze, O’er the kingdoms of the world, O’er the islands of the seas. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Lo! the army of our King]
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The World for Christ

Author: A. P. Cobb Hymnal: The King of Kings #80 (1915) First Line: Lo! the army of our King Refrain First Line: “The world for Christ, and Christ for the world!” Lyrics: 1 Lo! the army of our King, Marching on from sea to sea; Loud their hallelujahs ring, With the joy of victory. Refrain: “The world for Christ, and Christ for the world!” We shout with glad acclaim, We shout with glad acclaim, Till ev’ry soul, from pole to pole, Confess that glorious name. 2 Hear the marching order: “Go! Preach the word in ev’ry clime, Until all the earth below, Echo with the strain sublime!” [Refrain] 3 See! the banner is unfurled; See! it floats upon the breeze, O’er the kingdoms of the world, O’er the islands of the seas. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Lo! the army of our King]
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The World for Christ

Author: A. P. Cobb Hymnal: Glory Songs #56 (1911) First Line: Lo! the army of our King Refrain First Line: The world for Christ, Christ for the world Languages: English Tune Title: [Lo! the army of our King]
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The World for Christ

Author: A. P. Cobb Hymnal: Carmina Sacra #80 (1914) First Line: Lo! the army of our King Refrain First Line: "The world for Christ, and Christ for the world!" Languages: English Tune Title: [Lo! the army of our King]
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J. B. Herbert

1852 - 1927 Composer of "[Lo! the army of our King]" in The King of Kings
J. B. Herbert

Abner P. Cobb

1853 - 1923 Person Name: A. P. Cobb Author of "The World for Christ" in The King of Kings Born: October 27, 1853, Woos­ter, Ohio. Died: Feb­ru­a­ry 11, 1923. Buried: Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois. Cobb’s fam­i­ly moved to De­ca­tur, Il­li­nois, when he was about 13 years old. As a young man, he worked as a ma­chin­ist. He grad­u­at­ed from Eu­re­ka Coll­ege, Eu­re­ka, Il­li­nois, in 1878, and pas­tored in Nor­mal, Wash­burn, Pe­ter­sburg and Spring­field, Il­li­nois; Des Moines, Io­wa; Cov­ing­ton, Ken­tucky; and San Antonio, Tex­as. He was al­so an ac­tive evan­gel­ist, at­tend­ing meet­ings in Bos­ton, New York Ci­ty, Min­ne­ap­o­lis, and other ma­jor ci­ties. --www.hymntime.com/tch/
Abner P. Cobb
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