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"Onward, Christian Soldiers" is a 19th-century English hymn. The words were written by Sabine Baring-Gould in 1865, and the music was composed by Arthur Sullivan in 1871. Sullivan named the tune "St Gertrude," after the wife of his friend Ernest Clay Ker Seymer, at whose country home he composed the tune.
"Onward, Christian Soldiers" was written in 1865 and uses New Testament military metaphors of Christians as soldiers. [1] In the 1980s there was a growing movement against the notion of Christian military references, leading to some churches in the United States dropping it from their hymn books. [2]
The simple lyrics consist of the phrase "Lloyd George knew my father/Father knew Lloyd George" [1] [2] sung to the tune of "Onward, Christian Soldiers". In the song, the two lines referring to Lloyd George (LG) are repeated incessantly, until boredom sets in. [3] There are no lyrics other than those two lines.
Onward, soldiers, onward today! F.J. Crosby: 672: A Soldier of the Cross: Am I a soldier of the Cross: Isaac Watts: 677: The Ship of Temperance: Take courage, temperance workers: John G. Whittier: 678: A Song for Water Bright: A song, a song for water bright: G. Cooper: 682: Faith is the Victory: Encamped along the hills of light: John H. Yates ...
"Onward, Christian Soldiers", the name of the tune for the schoolboy song Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lloyd George Knew My Father .
Pages in category "English Christian hymns" The following 123 pages are in this category, out of 123 total. ... Christian Pilgrims; Onward, Christian Soldiers;
English words translated from the Sanskrit by the composer Vocal: 90a (24) 1907: Ratri (The Night) for medium voice and piano: originally included in Op. 24 Vocal: 123: 1914? A Vigil of Pentecost: for voice and piano: words by Alice M. Buckton Vocal: 1911: Glory of the West: for voice and piano: arrangement by Holst Vocal: 132: 35: 1916–1917: ...
[5] [1] The lyrics are a call to battle, this can also be seen in the English translation. The words express a similar call to arms as does the hymn "Onward, Christian Soldiers". In 1931, the Salvation Army published the tune "Rachie" being sung to the words: "Hark! the sounds of singing, coming on the breeze.