Marching song

We are marching on, we are marching on (Eiland)

Author: Franklin L. Eiland
Published in 7 hymnals

Author: Franklin L. Eiland

Franklin Lycurgus Eiland, 1860-1909 Born: 1860, Nox­u­bee Coun­ty, Mis­sis­sip­pi. Died: De­cem­ber 3, 1909, Gold­en, Tex­as. Buried: West, Tex­as (near Wa­co). In 1892, Ei­land, along with John Thom­as and J. M. Greer, es­tab­lished the Trio Mu­sic Com­pa­ny in Wa­co, Tex­as. Four years lat­er, he found­ed The Mu­sic­al Trio per­i­od­ic­al. Then, in 1898, he, Hom­er El­li­ott and Em­mett Dean found­ed the South­ern De­vel­op­ment Nor­mal mu­sic school in Wa­co; The SDN The­o­ry of Mu­sic text­book came out of this ef­fort. John Her­bert & John Vaugh­an were among the teach­ers at the school, & the stu­dents in­clud­ed such song­writ­ers as Till­it Tedd­lie. Lyrics-- Be… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: We are marching on, we are marching on (Eiland)
Title: Marching song
Author: Franklin L. Eiland
Refrain First Line: We are marching on, happy pilgrim band

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Instances

Instances (7)TextImageAudioScore
A Collection of Hymns and Anthems Adapted to Public Worship #24Image
Carols of Peace for Christian Work and Worship #d143
Hymns and Anthems for the Hour of Worship #d115
The Gospel Messenger, a New Song Book #d177
The Guiding Star #d136
Tidings of Glory #d200
Victory for Christian Work and Worship #d140