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Onward, Brother, Onward

Author: Rev. E. A. Hoffman Appears in 3 hymnals Refrain First Line: To the perfect day Used With Tune: [Onward, brother, onward]

[Onward, brother, onward]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Tenney Incipit: 15123 45332 17115 Used With Text: Onward

[Onward, brother, onward]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Mrs. Callie W. Showalter Incipit: 33321 51171 23332 Used With Text: Onward, Brother, Onward

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Author: Rev. E. A. Hoffman Hymnal: Pearls of Praise #30 (1893) First Line: Onward, brother, onward Refrain First Line: Onward, brother, onward Lyrics: 1 Onward, brother, onward, In the shining way; God will make the path more bright, More bright every day. Refrain: Onward, brother, onward, To the perfect day, God will strew thy path with light, With light all the way. 2 Upward, brother, upward, To the home on high; Light will be more clear and bright, More bright from the sky. [Refrain] 3 Forward, brother, forward, And the God of love Will each day send clearer light, Clear light from above. [Refrain] Scripture: Ephesians 6:13 Tune Title: [Onward, brother, onward]

Onward, Brother, Onward

Author: Rev. E. A. Hoffman Hymnal: Spicy Breezes #107 (1883) Refrain First Line: To the perfect day Languages: English Tune Title: [Onward, brother, onward]

The Way Will Grow Brighter

Author: Rev. E. A. Hoffman Hymnal: The Shining Light #31 (1879) First Line: Onward, brother, onward

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E. A. Hoffman

1839 - 1929 Person Name: Rev. E. A. Hoffman Author of "Onward" in Pearls of Praise Elisha Hoffman (1839-1929) after graduating from Union Seminary in Pennsylvania was ordained in 1868. As a minister he was appointed to the circuit in Napoleon, Ohio in 1872. He worked with the Evangelical Association's publishing arm in Cleveland for eleven years. He served in many chapels and churches in Cleveland and in Grafton in the 1880s, among them Bethel Home for Sailors and Seamen, Chestnut Ridge Union Chapel, Grace Congregational Church and Rockport Congregational Church. In his lifetime he wrote more than 2,000 gospel songs including"Leaning on the everlasting arms" (1894). The fifty song books he edited include Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 and The Evergreen, 1873. Mary Louise VanDyke ============ Hoffman, Elisha Albright, author of "Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?" (Holiness desired), in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1881, was born in Pennsylvania, May 7, 1839. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ==============

J. H. Tenney

1840 - 1918 Composer of "[Onward, brother, onward]" in Pearls of Praise John Harrison Tenney, 1840-1918 Born: November 22, 1840, Rowley, Massachusetts. Born just after the presidential campaign of "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too," Tenney was named after American president William Henry Harrison. A deacon in the Congregational Church in Linebrook, Massachusetts, he edited or was associate editor of over 30 books, and contributed to hundreds more. His works include: American Male Choir Temperance Jewels, with Elisha Hoffman (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1879) Bells of Victory, with Elisha Hoffman (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1888) Gems of Gospel Song Golden Sunbeams Sharon’s Dewy Rose Songs of Faith Shining Light Songs of Joy Sparkling and Bright Spiritual Songs, Nos. 1 and 2 Sweet Fields of Eden The Beacon Light The Singing School Banner The Anthem Offering The American Anthem Book The Crown of Praise Sources-- Hall, pp. 219-22 Music-- Asilomar Bogotá Beyond the Swelling Flood Cancún Come to Jesus Ever Will I Pray Hallowed Hour of Prayer Jesus Is Passing This Way Jubilate! My Anchor Is Holding Nothing Between Onward Christian Soldiers Sabbath Bell San Francisco We’ll Never Say Goodbye Where Will You Spend Eternity? --www.hymntime.com/tch