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We'll Crown Them

We'll take up our [the] stand for the youth of our land

Author: William A. Ogden
Tune: [We'll take up our stand for the youth of our land]
Published in 16 hymnals

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Author: William A. Ogden

William Augustine Ogden USA 1841-1897. Born at Franklin County, OH, his family moved to IN when he was age six. He studied music in local singing schools at age 8, and by age 10 could read church music fairly well. Later, he could write out a melody by hearing it sung or played. He enlisted in the American Civil War in the 30th IN Volunteer Infantry. During the war he organized a male choir which became well known throughout the Army of the Cumberland. After the war, he returned home, resumed music study, and taught school. He married Jennie V Headington, and they had two children: Lowell and Marian. He worked for the Iowa Normal School, Toledo Public School System. Among his teachers: Lowell Mason, Thomas Hastings, E E Baily and… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: We'll take up our [the] stand for the youth of our land
Title: We'll Crown Them
Author: William A. Ogden
Language: English
Refrain First Line: We'll crown them, we'll crown them
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 16 of 16)

Apples of Gold #64

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Bugle Notes for the Temperance Army #106

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Crown of Life #108

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Lasting Hymns No. 2 #25

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Loving Voices #159

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #843

New Silver Song #d149

Popular Hymns Number 3 #197

Popular Hymns, revised #289

Ripples of Song #d78

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Sabbath Bells #27

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Temperance Song Herald #22

The Silver Song #d134

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The Standard Sunday School Hymnal #175

The Sunday School Serial No.1 #d27

Youthful Songs for Junior Societies #d47

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