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[Gird on your steadfast armor]

Appears in 12 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel Tune Key: E Major Incipit: 51355 55572 56513 Used With Text: The Banner Of The Cross

Author: E. M. Bangs Appears in 16 hymnals First Line: Gird on your steadfast armor Refrain First Line: Then onward to the battle Lyrics: 1 Gird on your steadfast armor, O soldiers of the cross, Go forward into battle, Nor fear repulse nor loss; Make ready for the conflict, The Captain's call obey; Then rally and march onward, The trumpet sounds today. Chorus: Then onward to the battle, We're marching in our might, We're pressing tow'rd the victory, We're fighting for the right; Upon the breeze resplendent Our colors now we toss, And o'er our heads shall ever float, The Banner of the Cross. 2 The Giant of Temptation Will meet us as we go; We need our strongest armor To greet this mighty foe; But our good sword, Resistance, Will hold and bind him fast, And with our Captain leading, We'll conquer him at last. [Chorus] 3 The enemies approaching Are Selfishness, and Greed, Vainglory, and Impatience; Our Leader's help we need. Yet ever marching onward, Why have we fear of loss, When over us is floating The Banner of the Cross. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Gird on your steadfast armor]

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The Banner of the Cross

Author: E. M. Bangs Hymnal: The New Praiseworthy #146 (1916) First Line: Gird on your steadfast armor Refrain First Line: Then onward to the battle Lyrics: 1 Gird on your steadfast armor, O soldiers of the cross, Go forward into battle, Nor fear repulse nor loss; Make ready for the conflict, The Captain's call obey; Then rally and march onward, The trumpet sounds today. Chorus: Then onward to the battle, We're marching in our might, We're pressing tow'rd the victory, We're fighting for the right; Upon the breeze resplendent Our colors now we toss, And o'er our heads shall ever float, The Banner of the Cross. 2 The Giant of Temptation Will meet us as we go; We need our strongest armor To greet this mighty foe; But our good sword, Resistance, Will hold and bind him fast, And with our Captain leading, We'll conquer him at last. [Chorus] 3 The enemies approaching Are Selfishness, and Greed, Vainglory, and Impatience; Our Leader's help we need. Yet ever marching onward, Why have we fear of loss, When over us is floating The Banner of the Cross. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Gird on your steadfast armor]

The Banner Of The Cross

Author: E. M. Bangs Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #7878 First Line: Gird on your steadfast armor Refrain First Line: Then onward to the battle Lyrics: 1 Gird on your steadfast armor, O soldiers of the cross; Go forward into battle, Nor fear repulse nor loss; Make ready for the conflict, The Captain’s call obey; Then rally and march onward, The trumpet sounds today. Refrain: Then onward to the battle, We’re marching in our might, We’re pressing tow’rd the victory, We’re fighting for the right; Upon the breeze resplendent Our colors now we toss, And o’er our heads shall ever float The banner of the Cross. 2 The Giant of Temptation Will meet us as we go; We need our strongest armor To greet this mighty foe; But our good sword, Resistance, Will hold and bind him fast; And with our captain leading, We’ll conquer him at last. [Refrain] 3 The enemies approaching Are Selfishness, and Greed, Vainglory, and Impatience; Our leader’s help we need. Yet ever marching onward, Why have we fear of loss, When over us is floating The banner of the Cross? [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Gird on your steadfast armor]

The Banner of the Cross

Author: E. M. Bangs Hymnal: Coronation Hymns #s64 (1913) First Line: Gird on your steadfast armor Refrain First Line: Then onward to the battle Languages: English Tune Title: [Gird on your steadfast armor]

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Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[Gird on your steadfast armor] " in The New Praiseworthy Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman