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CHEER, BOYS, CHEER

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Henry Russell Incipit: 33321 51365 33333
CHEER, BOYS, CHEER

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Cheer, Boys, Cheer!

Author: W. Hoyle Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Cheer, boys, cheer! our cause is good and glorious Refrain First Line: Cheer, boys, cheer! our cause is great and glorious Used With Tune: [Cheer, boys, cheer! our cause is good and glorious]
Cheer, Boys, Cheer!
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Working For Him

Author: Ella Rockwood Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Joy, sweet joy, to be the Lord's own helper Used With Tune: CHEER, BOYS, CHEER
Working For Him
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The King of Glory

Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Lift ye gates, lift up your heads with gladness Used With Tune: [Lift ye gates, lift up your heads with gladness]
The King of Glory

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Cheer, Boys, Cheer!

Author: W. Hoyle Hymnal: The Glorious Cause #26 (1888) First Line: Cheer, boys, cheer! our cause is good and glorious Refrain First Line: Cheer, boys, cheer! our cause is great and glorious Languages: English Tune Title: [Cheer, boys, cheer! our cause is good and glorious]
Cheer, Boys, Cheer!
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Cheer, Boys, Cheer!

Author: W. Hoyle Hymnal: The Y.M.C.A. Praise Book #113 (1890) First Line: Cheer, boys, cheer! our cause is good and glorious Refrain First Line: Cheer, boys, cheer! our cause is great and glorious Languages: English Tune Title: [Cheer, boys, cheer! our cause is good and glorious]
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Working For Him

Author: Ella Rockwood Hymnal: Welcome Songs #42 (1894) First Line: Joy, sweet joy, to be the Lord's own helper Languages: English Tune Title: CHEER, BOYS, CHEER
Working For Him

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "The King of Glory" in Our Hymns Pseudonym: Li­die H. Ed­munds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)
E. E. Hewitt

Ella E. Rockwood

Person Name: Ella Rockwood Author of "Working For Him" in Welcome Songs
Ella E. Rockwood

Henry Russell

1812 - 1900 Person Name: H. Russell Composer of "[Cheer, boys, cheer! our cause is good and glorious]" in The Y.M.C.A. Praise Book
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