The year of jubilee

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O glory to God, it is coming again (Ogden)

Author: William A. Ogden
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: William A. Ogden

William A. Ogden, 1841-1897 Born: October 10, 1841, Franklin County, Ohio. Died: October 14, 1897, Toledo, Ohio. When Ogden was six years old, his family moved to Indiana. He began studying music in local singing schools at age 8, and could read church music fairly well by age 10. A little later, he could write a melody by hearing it sung or played. When he was 18, he became a chorister in his home church. At the outbreak of the American civil war, Ogden enlisted in the 30th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. During the war he organized a male choir, which became well known throughout the Army of the Cumberland. After the war, Ogden r… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O glory to God, it is coming again (Ogden)
Title:	The year of jubilee
Author:	William A. Ogden
Refrain First Line:	Shout with a voice of triumph, Soon shall the saints be free
Publication Date:	1886
Copyright:	This text in in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1923.