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[Onward move, ye followers of the Lord]

[Onward move, ye followers of the Lord]

Composer: Thoro Harris
Published in 8 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Thoro Harris

Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illi… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [Onward move, ye followers of the Lord]
Composer: Thoro Harris
Incipit: 53216 44447 55556
Key: F Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 8 of 8)

Evangelistic Hymns No. 2 #31

Evangelistic Hymns No. 2 #31
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His Fullness Songs #48

His Fullness Songs #48
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Rose of Sharon Hymns #398

Rose of Sharon Hymns #398
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Songs of Calvary #3

Songs of Calvary #3

Songs of His Coming #31

Songs of His Coming #31
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Songs of Summerland #168

Songs of Summerland #168
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The Sheet Music of Heaven (Spiritual Song) #184

The Sheet Music of Heaven (Spiritual Song) #184
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The Sheet Music of Heaven (Spiritual Song) #184

The Sheet Music of Heaven (Spiritual Song) #184
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