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When the chariot is lowering, And the angels are hovering

When the chariot is lowering, And the angels are hovering

Author: Ballington Booth
Tune: [When the chariot is lowering]
Published in 5 hymnals


Author: Ballington Booth

Rv Ballington Booth United Kingdom 1857-1940 Born in Brighouse, England, the 2nd son of William Booth and Catherine Booth, founders of the Salvation Army, he became a Christian minister. In his teens he began preaching, singing and playing his concertina at open-air meetings sponsored by the Salvation Army. He became a Colonel in that organization at 23 and was positioned as a training officer. He later moved to Australia, followed by the U.S., and then Canada. He married Maud Charlesworth in 1886. Together they were assigned to the U.S., as the Salvation Army was becoming a world-wide organization. They became American citizens the following year, During the 1890s depression the Booths established shelters for homeless men. Altho… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When the chariot is lowering, And the angels are hovering
Author: Ballington Booth
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Salvation Army Songs #135

Selected Salvation Songs. Vol. 1 #d46

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The Salvation Army Music #288

The Salvation Army Special Songs #d18

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The Salvation Soldiers' Song Book #239

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