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Move Forward

Author: Mrs. Harriet E. Jones Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Move forward, soldiers of the cross Used With Tune: [Move forward, soldiers of the cross]

[Move forward, soldiers of the cross]

Appears in 8 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Fillmore Incipit: 33116 65555 33132 Used With Text: Move Forward

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Author: Mrs. Harriet E. Jones Hymnal: Crowning Day No. 5 #25 (1902) First Line: Move forward, soldiers of the cross Refrain First Line: Move forward, move forward Lyrics: 1 Move forward, soldiers of the cross, Move forward, though you suffer loss; Lo! Satan’s hosts around you stand, In Jesus’ name go take the land. Refrain: Move forward, move forward, Boldly march against the foe, Forward, forward, Forward, go. 2 Move forward, there is much to do, By willing soldiers, good and true; With shield of faith and sword in hand, Go bravely forth to take the land. [Refrain] 3 Move forward, you shall win the fight, For God is with the cause of right; While trusting in his promise grand, You surely shall possess the land. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Move forward, soldiers of the cross]

Move Forward, Soldiers of the Cross

Author: Mrs. Harriet E. Jones Hymnal: The Gospel Call, Part Two #380 (1897) Refrain First Line: Move forward, forward Languages: English Tune Title: [Move forward, soldiers of the cross]

Move Forward

Author: Mrs. Harriet E. Jones Hymnal: Pearls of Praise #45 (1893) First Line: Move forward, soldiers of the cross Refrain First Line: Move forward, move forward Scripture: Philippians 3:14 Tune Title: [Move forward, soldiers of the cross]

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J. H. Fillmore

1849 - 1936 Composer of "[Move forward, soldiers of the cross]" in Crowning Day No. 5 James Henry Fillmore USA 1849-1936. Born at Cincinnati, OH, he helped support his family by running his father's singing school. He married Annie Eliza McKrell in 1880, and they had five children. After his father's death he and his brothers, Charles and Frederick, founded the Fillmore Brothers Music House in Cincinnati, specializing in publishing religious music. He was also an author, composer, and editor of music, composing hymn tunes, anthems, and cantatas, as well as publishing 20+ Christian songbooks and hymnals. He issued a monthly periodical “The music messsenger”, typically putting in his own hymns before publishing them in hymnbooks. Jessie Brown Pounds, also a hymnist, contributed song lyrics to the Fillmore Music House for 30 years, and many tunes were composed for her lyrics. He was instrumental in the prohibition and temperance efforts of the day. His wife died in 1913, and he took a world tour trip with single daughter, Fred (a church singer), in the early 1920s. He died in Cincinnati. His son, Henry, became a bandmaster/composer. John Perry

Harriet E. Jones

1823 - 1915 Person Name: Mrs. Harriet E. Jones Author of "Move Forward" in Crowning Day No. 5 Harriet E. Rice Jones, 1823-1915 Born: April 18, 1823, Pompey Hollow, Onondaga County, New York. Died: 1915, Binghamton, New York. Buried: Oran Community Church Cemetery, Pompey, Onondaga County, New York. Daughter of Eleazer Rice, Jones lived in Onondaga County, New York. Her girlhood was spent on a farm, receiving what education the country schools and one term at high school could provide. She was always fond of reading, and was a great singer, with a clear ringing voice. On July 7, 1844, she married a son of Rev. Zenas Jones; her husband died in 1879. Her song writing career began when her poetry came to the attention of Dr. M. J. Munger, who asked if she could write some Sunday school hymns for him. She went on to write for Daniel Towner, J. C. Ewing, the Fillmore brothers, and others. --hymntime.com/tch