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The Hero of the Cross

Author: James Rowe Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: With our banners waving proudly in the light Refrain First Line: On to glory, on to glory

[With our banners waving proudly in the light]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: P. P. Bilhorn Incipit: 55111 32171 25522 Used With Text: The Hero of the Cross

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Author: James Rowe Hymnal: New Soul Winning Songs #119 (1926) First Line: With our banners waving proudly in the light Refrain First Line: On to glory! on to glroy! Languages: English Tune Title: [With our banners waving proudly in the light]

The Hero of the Cross

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Hymns of His Grace #125 (1907) First Line: With our banners waving proudly in the light Refrain First Line: On to glory! on to glory! Languages: English Tune Title: [With our banners waving proudly in the light]

The Hero of the Cross

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Hymns of Heavenly Harmony #7 (1910) First Line: With our banners waving proudly in the light Refrain First Line: On to glory! on to glory! Languages: English Tune Title: [With our banners waving high in the light]

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "The Hero of the Cross" in New Soul Winning Songs Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

P. P. Bilhorn

1865 - 1936 Composer of "[With our banners waving proudly in the light]" in New Soul Winning Songs Pseudonyms: W. Ferris Britcher, Irene Durfee; C. Ferris Holden, P. H. Roblin (a anagram of his name) ================ Peter Philip Bilhorn was born, in Mendota, IL. His father died in the Civil War 3 months before he was born. His early life was not easy. At age 8, he had to leave school to help support the family. At age 15, living in Chicago, he had a great singing voice and sang in German beer gardens there. At this time, he and his brother also formed the Eureka Wagon & Carriage Works in Chicago, IL. At 18 Peter became involved in gospel music, studying under George F. Root and George C. Stebbins. He traveled to the Dakotas and spent some time sharing the gospel with cowboys there. He traveled extensively with D. L. Moody, and was Billy Sunday's song leader on evangelistic endeavors. His evangelistic work took him into all the states of the Union, Great Britain, and other foreign countries. In London he conducted a 4000 voice choir in the Crystal Palace, and Queen Victoria invited him to sing in Buckinghm Palace. He wrote some 2000 gospel songs in his lifetime. He also invented a folding portable telescoping pump organ, weighing 16 lbs. It could be set up in about a minute. He used it at revivals in the late 19th century. He founded the Bilhorn Folding Organ Company in Chicago. IL, and his organ was so popular it was sold all over the world. He edited 10 hymnals and published 11 gospel songbooks. He died in Los Angeles, CA, in 1936. John Perry