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[Pass the word along the line] (Kettle)

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. E. Kettle Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 13513 51634 27

Author: H. O. Knowlton Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: Pass the word along the line Refrain First Line: Forward, then, where Jesus leads Lyrics: 1 Pass the word along the line, Tell it friend to friend; Christ our captain goes before, Leads us to the end— He who all the dangers knows, All the strength of all our foes, Christ our Lord and Friend. Refrain: Forward, then, where Jesus leads! Full of hope and cheer; Bear the standard of the cross! Who shall faint or fear? 2 He who goes where Jesus leads, Never goes astray; He who Jesus’ order heeds, Always gains the day; He who falters not shall be Led to glorious victory, By a glorious way. [Refrain] 3 Pass the word along the line; Lo! The promised land Ye shall enter and possess, By his mighty hand. Courage then! Ye must not fail, Strongest foes cannot prevail Jesus has command. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Pass the word along the line]

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Pass the Word

Author: H. O. Knowlton Hymnal: The Service of Praise #35 (1900) First Line: Pass the word along the line Refrain First Line: Forward, then, where Jesus leads Lyrics: 1 Pass the word along the line, Tell it friend to friend; Christ our captain goes before, Leads us to the end— He who all the dangers knows, All the strength of all our foes, Christ our Lord and Friend. Refrain: Forward, then, where Jesus leads! Full of hope and cheer; Bear the standard of the cross! Who shall faint or fear? 2 He who goes where Jesus leads, Never goes astray; He who Jesus’ order heeds, Always gains the day; He who falters not shall be Led to glorious victory, By a glorious way. [Refrain] 3 Pass the word along the line; Lo! The promised land Ye shall enter and possess, By his mighty hand. Courage then! Ye must not fail, Strongest foes cannot prevail Jesus has command. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Pass the word along the line]

Pass The Word

Author: Miss H. O. Knowlton Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #13726 First Line: Pass the word along the line Refrain First Line: Forward, then, where Jesus leads! Lyrics: 1 Pass the word along the line, Tell it friend to friend; Christ our captain goes before, Leads us to the end— He who all the danger knows, All the strength of all our foes, Christ our Lord and friend. Refrain: Forward, then, where Jesus leads! Full of hope and cheer; Bear the standard of the cross! Who shall faint or fear? 2 He who goes where Jesus leads, Never goes astray; He who Jesus’ order heeds, Always gains the day; He who falters not shall be Led to glorious victory, By a glorious way. [Refrain] 3 Pass the word along the line; Lo! the promised land Ye shall enter and possess, By His mighty hand. Courage, then! Ye must not fail, Strongest foes cannot prevail: Jesus has command. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Pass the word along the line]

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Charles E. Kettle

1833 - 1895 Person Name: C. E. Kettle Composer of "[Pass the word along the line]" in The Service of Praise Charles Edward Kettle, 1833-1895 Born: 1833, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Died: Circa February 1895, Steyning district, Sussex, England. As of 1881, Kettle lived in Hove, Sussex, where he was an organist. --www.hymntime.com/tch

H. O. Knowlton

Author of "Pass the Word" in The Service of Praise Knowlton, H. 0. Duffield notes under her hymn, "I cannot tell if short or long" (Trust), in Laudes Domini, 1884, that "Miss Knowlton was a school-girl in Illinois at the time of its composition. Professor W. F. Sherwin received it from her through the good offices of one of her teachers, a mutual friend " (English Hymns, 1886, p. 238). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)