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[We are soldiers, little soldiers]

Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Hymnal Title: Assembly Songs Incipit: 34556 35566 11634 Used With Text: Little Soldiers

Author: Lena Thompson Meter: 8.7.8.7 D 6.6.8.7 Appears in 15 hymnals Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths First Line: We are soldiers, little soldiers Refrain First Line: So we march, march away Lyrics: 1 We are soldiers, little soldiers, Fighting for our King and Lord; Every time we win a battle, He has promised a reward; He has promised every soldier, If they dare the right to do, Promised them a crown of glory, If they fight the battle through. Refrain: So we march, march away, Not a moment’s delay, ’Neath our banner bright, for God and right, We’re sure to win the day. 2 We are soldiers, little soldiers, Bravely fighting every sin; With our Savior for our Captain We shall all our battles win; He has promised, if we ask Him, He will help us day by day; So we’ll bravely march to battle, Praying, singing all the way. [Refrain] 3 When at last the fight is over, And we’ve reached the heav’nly shore, We shall hear our Savior saying, “Rest, my soldiers, evermore; You have bravely fought My battles, Bravely fought and nobly won, Enter into joys eternal— Soldiers of the Lord, well done!” [Refrain] Topics: Warfare Scripture: Ephesians 6:12 Used With Tune: [We are soldiers, little soldiers] Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Little_Soldiers); The Standard Publishing Company, Jewels for Juniors, circa 1911 (84); Timeless Truths Publications, Sing unto the Lord (26)

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Little Soldiers

Author: Lena Thompson Hymnal: Assembly Songs #147 (1910) Hymnal Title: Assembly Songs First Line: We are soldiers, little soldiers Refrain First Line: So we march, march away Languages: English Tune Title: [We are soldiers, little soldiers]

Little Soldiers

Author: Lena Thompson Hymnal: Coronation Hymns #209 (1913) Hymnal Title: Coronation Hymns First Line: We are soldiers, little soldiers Refrain First Line: So we march, march away Languages: English Tune Title: [We are soldiers, little soldiers]

Little Soldiers

Author: Lena Thompson Hymnal: Jewels for Juniors #84 (1911) Hymnal Title: Jewels for Juniors First Line: We are soldiers, little soldiers Refrain First Line: So we march, march away Languages: English Tune Title: [We are soldiers, little soldiers]

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Lena Thompson

Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Author of "Little Soldiers" in Timeless Truths

Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Person Name: Charles H. Gabriel Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Composer of "[We are soldiers, little soldiers]" in Timeless Truths 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