Forward, Valiant Christians!

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Forward, valiant Christians, forward to the fray

Author: John R. Clements
Tune: [Forward, valiant Christians, forward to the fray]
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: John R. Clements

John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Forward, valiant Christians, forward to the fray
Title:	Forward, Valiant Christians!
Author:	John R. Clements
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Sing the victor's mighty chorus
Copyright:	Public Domain