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Marching On to the Kingdom

Author: Emma M. Johnston Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: See the host of redeemed ones advancing Refrain First Line: Marching on, marching on to the kingdom

[See the host of redeemed ones advancing]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 55155 74465 55523 Used With Text: Marching On to the Kingdom

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Author: Emma M. Johnston Hymnal: Showers of Blessing #22 (1888) First Line: See the host of redeemed ones advancing Refrain First Line: Marching on, marching on to the kingdom Lyrics: 1 See the host of redeemed ones advancing, Rolling on like a great, mighty flood; Shield and sword in the sunlight are glancing, As they march to the kingdom of God! Refrain: Marching on, marching on to the kingdom, With banner, with shout and with song, The redeemed of ev’ry land, A triumphant, happy band, Marching on to the kingdom of God. 2 At the head of this army victorious There is One who can know no dismay; For his march is both onward and glorious, And triumphant, eternal his sway! [Refrain] 3 Lo! the kingdom of Satan is falling, And shaken the power of his sway, For the millions that sin was enthralling, Are joining the victors today. [Refrain] Tune Title: [See the host of redeemed ones advancing]

Marching On to the Kingdom

Author: Emma M. Johnston Hymnal: Sacred Trio #343 (1889) First Line: See the host of redeemed ones advancing Refrain First Line: Marching on, marching on to the kingdom Tune Title: [See the host of redeemed ones advancing]

Marching on, marching on to the kingdom

Author: Emma M. Johnston Hymnal: The Sacred Trio #343 (1892) First Line: See the host of redeemed ones advancing Topics: Warfare and Triumph

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[See the host of redeemed ones advancing]" in Showers of Blessing William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman

Emma M. Johnston

1835 - 1904 Author of "Marching On to the Kingdom" in Showers of Blessing Born: October 18, 1835, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died: February 15, 1904, Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Daughter of Robert Elliott Johnston and Grace Acheson Johnston, Emma was baptized at the Salem Methodist Episcopal Church. She attended different churches in Philadelphia, including Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church, where composer William Kirkpatrick also worshipped. She worked as a school teacher, and McElroy’s 1873 Directory of Philadelphia listed her as an authoress. After her elder sister, Esther Elliott Johnston Boyd, was widowed, the two sisters moved to Asbury Park, New Jersey, and later to Ocean Grove, New Jersey, where they shared a house. © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)