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[We are soldiers in the army that is bound at last to win]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Fillmore Incipit: 55111 17777 67653
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Soldiers in the Army

Author: P. H. Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: We are soldiers in the army Refrain First Line: The Lord of hosts is our defense Used With Tune: [We are soldiers in the army]
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We are Soldiers in the Army

Author: Eben E. Rexford Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: We are soldiers in the army that is bound at last to win Refrain First Line: Hark! a sound like distant thunder! Lyrics: 1 We are soldiers in the army that is bound at last to win, It will conquer hosts of evil on the battlefield of sin; O that great, that glorious morning that will usher vict’ry in! The vict’ry for the Right. Refrain: Hark! A sound like distant thunder! ‘Tis the sound of marching feet; ‘Tis the gath’ring of the army that will never know defeat; And who marches into battle with the cry of “No retreat!”— God’s helpers for the Right. 2 What we need most is the courage that the Lord alone can give, Courage that will make us willing for His sake to die, or live; Courage that will never falter, and to sin no quarter give, But always stand for Right. [Refrain] 3 See the flag that we must fight for where the Lord encamps today, Hear the blare of trumpets calling, “To the battlefield away!” We must dare and do, my comrades, die, if need be in the fray, To win the day for Right. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [We are soldiers in the army that is bound at last to win]
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Soldiers in the Army

Author: A. P. Cobb Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: We are soldiers in the army Refrain First Line: Come and join this mighty army Used With Tune: [We are soldiers in the army]
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We are Soldiers in the Army

Author: Eben E. Rexford Hymnal: Hymns for Today #249 (1920) First Line: We are soldiers in the army that is bound at last to win Refrain First Line: Hark! a sound like distant thunder! Lyrics: 1 We are soldiers in the army that is bound at last to win, It will conquer hosts of evil on the battlefield of sin; O that great, that glorious morning that will usher vict’ry in! The vict’ry for the Right. Refrain: Hark! A sound like distant thunder! ‘Tis the sound of marching feet; ‘Tis the gath’ring of the army that will never know defeat; And who marches into battle with the cry of “No retreat!”— God’s helpers for the Right. 2 What we need most is the courage that the Lord alone can give, Courage that will make us willing for His sake to die, or live; Courage that will never falter, and to sin no quarter give, But always stand for Right. [Refrain] 3 See the flag that we must fight for where the Lord encamps today, Hear the blare of trumpets calling, “To the battlefield away!” We must dare and do, my comrades, die, if need be in the fray, To win the day for Right. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [We are soldiers in the army that is bound at last to win]
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Soldiers in the Army

Author: P. H. Hymnal: The Gospel Pilot Hymnal #60 (1899) First Line: We are soldiers in the army Refrain First Line: The Lord of hosts is our defense Languages: English Tune Title: [We are soldiers in the army]
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Soldiers In the Army

Author: Palmer Hartsough Hymnal: Gospel Praise #159 (1900) First Line: We are soldiers in the army Refrain First Line: The Lord of hosts is our defense Languages: English Tune Title: [We are soldiers in the army]
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J. H. Fillmore

1849 - 1936 Composer of "[We are soldiers in the army]" in The Gospel Pilot Hymnal James Henry Fillmore USA 1849-1936. Born at Cincinnati, OH, he helped support his family by running his father's singing school. He married Annie Eliza McKrell in 1880, and they had five children. After his father's death he and his brothers, Charles and Frederick, founded the Fillmore Brothers Music House in Cincinnati, specializing in publishing religious music. He was also an author, composer, and editor of music, composing hymn tunes, anthems, and cantatas, as well as publishing 20+ Christian songbooks and hymnals. He issued a monthly periodical “The music messsenger”, typically putting in his own hymns before publishing them in hymnbooks. Jessie Brown Pounds, also a hymnist, contributed song lyrics to the Fillmore Music House for 30 years, and many tunes were composed for her lyrics. He was instrumental in the prohibition and temperance efforts of the day. His wife died in 1913, and he took a world tour trip with single daughter, Fred (a church singer), in the early 1920s. He died in Cincinnati. His son, Henry, became a bandmaster/composer. John Perry
J. H. Fillmore

Eben E. Rexford

1848 - 1916 Author of "We are Soldiers in the Army" in Hymns for Today Rexford, Eben Eugene.M (Johnsburg, New York, July 16, 1848--October 16, 1916, Shiocton, Wisconsin). Horticulturalist and editor of a Wisconsin farm journal. Many of his verses were used to fill empty corners of the journal. He also wrote many books on gardening. Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisc.), Litt.D. Twenty-five years, organist at First Congregational Church, Shiocton. See: Smith, Mary L.P. (1930). Eben E. Rexford; a biographical sketch. Menasha, Wis., George Banta Pub. Co. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives and Gabriel, Charles H. (1916). Singers and Their Songs. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company. =============== Rexford, Eben Eugene , an American writer, born July 16, 1848, is the author of Nos. 199, 246, 263, 353, in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos), 1878, No. 5, and 456 in the Methodist Sunday School Hymnbook, 1879. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ================ Rexford, E. E. , p. 1587, ii. Additional hymns by this author in common use include:— 1. He saw the wheat fields waiting. Harvest of the World. 2. O where are the reapers. Missions. 3. Rouse up to work that waits for us. Duty. 4. We are sailing o'er an ocean. Life's Vicissitudes. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) ================
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Palmer Hartsough

1844 - 1932 Person Name: P. H. Author of "Soldiers in the Army" in The Gospel Pilot Hymnal Rv Palmer Hartsough USA 1844-1932. Born in Redford, MI, he attended Kalamazoo College and Michigan State Normal school (later MSU). He became an author, editor, lyricist, and librettist. After working as a traveling singing teacher in MI, IL, IA, OH, KY and TN, he opened a music studio in Rock Island, IL, around 1877, also directing music at a Baptist church there. In 1893, due to his poetic abilities, he moved to Cincinnati, OH, and joined the Fillmore Music Company, providing texts (over 1000) for their music. He also served as music director at the Bethel Mission and the 9th Street Baptist Church. He became a traveling song evangelist in 1903, and was ordained a Baptist minister in 1906, serving in Ontario, Canada, and MI from 1914 to 1927. He then returned to Plymouth, MI, where he lived the rest of his life. He never married, but was close to his two sisters, and wrote them a weekly letter for many years. With Fillmore Company he helped publish 20 songbooks. He died in Plymouth, MI. John Perry
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