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[We’re soldiers of the King]

Appears in 11 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George C. Stebbins Incipit: 51712 34321 71232 Used With Text: Soldiers of the King

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Soldiers of the King

Author: Maj. D. W. Whittle Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: We're soldiers of the King Refrain First Line: We're soldiers of the King Lyrics: 1 We're soldiers of the King, Redeem'd and saved by blood, And now enlisted for the war, To fight for Christ the Lord, In peril oft are we, But joyfully we sing, Our hearts made strong by Him who leads The soldiers of the King. Chorus: We're soldiers of the King, His praises we will sing, And we will serve Him loyally, Our Great and Glorious King. 2 We're soldiers of the King, His Name we gladly bear, The Name once nail'd above the Cross, When Christ, our King was there; We'll count our losses gain, And welcome every sting, To honor our Lord Jesus' Name, As soldiers of the King. [Chorus] 3 We're soldiers of the King, With Him we shall appear, If we with Him shall suffer now, And His rejection share. Then lift His banner high, For time is on the wing, The crowning day is hast'ning on, For soldiers of the King. [Chorus] Topics: Christian warfare; Soldiers--Christian Used With Tune: [We're soldiers of the King]

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Soldiers of the King

Author: Maj. D. W. Whittle Hymnal: Hallowed Hymns, New and Old #50 (1908) First Line: We're soldiers of the King Refrain First Line: We're soldiers of the King Lyrics: 1 We're soldiers of the King, Redeem'd and saved by blood, And now enlisted for the war, To fight for Christ the Lord, In peril oft are we, But joyfully we sing, Our hearts made strong by Him who leads The soldiers of the King. Chorus: We're soldiers of the King, His praises we will sing, And we will serve Him loyally, Our Great and Glorious King. 2 We're soldiers of the King, His Name we gladly bear, The Name once nail'd above the Cross, When Christ, our King was there; We'll count our losses gain, And welcome every sting, To honor our Lord Jesus' Name, As soldiers of the King. [Chorus] 3 We're soldiers of the King, With Him we shall appear, If we with Him shall suffer now, And His rejection share. Then lift His banner high, For time is on the wing, The crowning day is hast'ning on, For soldiers of the King. [Chorus] Topics: Christian warfare; Soldiers--Christian Languages: English Tune Title: [We're soldiers of the King]
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Soldiers of the King

Author: Maj. D. W. Whittle Hymnal: Best Endeavor Hymns #8 (1907) First Line: We’re soldiers of the King Refrain First Line: We’re soldiers of the King Topics: Christian warfare; SOLDIERS-CHRISTIAN Languages: English Tune Title: [We’re soldiers of the King]
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Soldiers of the King

Author: D. W. Whittle Hymnal: Sacred Songs No. 1 #30 (1896) First Line: We’re soldiers of the King Refrain First Line: We're soldiers of the King Topics: Victory; Warfare Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:3 Tune Title: [We’re soldiers of the King]

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D. W. Whittle

1840 - 1901 Person Name: Maj. D. W. Whittle Author of "Soldiers of the King" in Hallowed Hymns, New and Old [Also published under the pseudonym El Nathan.] =============== Whittle, D. W.. Six of his hymns (Nos. 295, 308,363, 385, 386, 417) are given in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, under the signature of "El Nathan." --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Composer of "[We're soldiers of the King]" in Northfield Hymnal Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England. (www.hymntime.com/tch)

El Nathan

1840 - 1901 Author of "Soldiers of the King" in Junior Christian Endeavor Songs Pseudonymn used by D. W. Whittle. See also Whittle, D. W. (Daniel Webster), 1840-1901