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Guard the Entrance

Author: Mrs. C. L. Shacklock Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Sentry, at the portal keep Refrain First Line: Danger lurketh ever nigh

[Sentry, at the portal keep]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 56535 17676 57655 Used With Text: Guard the Entrance

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Author: Mrs. C. L. Shacklock Hymnal: The Quiver of Sacred Song #21 (1880) First Line: Sentry, at the portal keep Refrain First Line: Danger lurketh ever nigh Languages: English Tune Title: [Sentry, at the portal keep]

Guard the Entrance

Author: Mrs. C. L. Shacklock Hymnal: The Quartet #212 (1884) First Line: Sentry, at the portal keep Refrain First Line: Danger lurketh ever nigh Languages: English Tune Title: [Sentry, at the portal keep]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Sentry, at the portal keep]" in The Quiver of Sacred Song William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman