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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]
Sabine Baring-Gould was born in the parish of St Sidwell, Exeter, on 28 January 1834. [3] He was the eldest son and heir of Edward Baring-Gould (1804–1872), lord of the manor of Lew Trenchard, a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Devon, formerly a lieutenant in the Madras Light Cavalry (resigned 1830), by his first wife, Sophia Charlotte Bond, daughter of Admiral Francis Godolphin ...
Hymn: "Oh let us render thanks to God above" Choral Dance: "How shall we tell of him" ... Onward, Christian Soldiers! I Sought Thee Round About, O Thou My God;
[n 6] He also composed a dramatic cantata, On Shore and Sea, for the opening of the London International Exhibition, [49] and the hymn "Onward, Christian Soldiers", with words by Sabine Baring-Gould. [41] The Salvation Army adopted the latter as its favoured processional, [50] and it became Sullivan's best-known hymn. [41] [51]
Christian soldiers all, hear our Leader's call: F.J. Crosby: 1103: Onward, O Junior Endeav'rers: F.J. Crosby: 1106: Oh, help me tell the story: Edward Shiras: 1108: Our Christian Band: With cheerful songs and hymns of praise: Lyman G. Cuyler* 1112: Work and Pray: Let us work and pray together: Julia Sterling* 1118: This is our Endeavour
This category is for hymns that appear in the 1986 hymn book, ... Onward, Christian Soldiers; Our God, Our Help in Ages Past; P. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty;
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". [A] 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.