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[Learning how to fight]

[Learning how to fight]

Composer: H. M. Eagle (1914)
Published in 4 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: H. M. Eagle

Herschel Mark Eagle For a while, Eagle was a singing teacher at Anthony Showalter’s Southern Normal Institute. As of 1914, he was living in Burke’s Garden, Virginia. In 1918, he was a member of the Big Quartet, which performed & promoted songs for Showalter’s music publishing company. --www.hymntime.com/tch/  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Learning how to fight]
Composer: H. M. Eagle (1914)
Incipit: 55345 77671 55176
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Little Soldiers

Learning how to fight
Keeping Christ in sight,
We are singing, joy-bells ringing,
Marching in the light.

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #3812
Text: Little Soldiers
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  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

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The Cyber Hymnal #3812

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