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Marching at the King's command

Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Singing, singing, shouts of triumph ringing Refrain First Line: Marching, marching on together

[Singing, singing, shouts of triumph ringing]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 35353 21235 45312 Used With Text: Marching at the King's command

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Marching at the King's command

Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson Hymnal: Gospel Hosannas #105 (1911) First Line: Singing, singing, shouts of triumph ringing Refrain First Line: Marching, marching on together Languages: English Tune Title: [Singing, singing, shouts of triumph ringing]

Marching at the King's command

Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson Hymnal: Hymns for His Praise No. 2. Rev. ed. #d144 (1909) First Line: Singing, singing, shouts of triumph ringing Refrain First Line: Marching, marching on together Languages: English

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B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[Singing, singing, shouts of triumph ringing]" in Gospel Hosannas Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)

Edith Sanford Tillotson

1876 - 1968 Author of "Marching at the King's Command" Edith Sanford Tillotson was born and lived her entire life in Corona, New York. She wrote hymns for children as well as poems and librettos. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)