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[Hark, I hear the gospel army]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 56534 56531 23432 Used With Text: The Gospel Army

The Gospel Army

Author: E. R. Latta Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Hark, I hear the gospel army Used With Tune: [Hark, I hear the gospel army]

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Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Showers of Blessing #68 (1888) First Line: Hark, I hear the gospel army Refrain First Line: Hark! hark! I hear the gospel army Lyrics: 1 Hark, I hear the gospel army, As they grandly move along; And the Lord of life and glory, Is the captain of the throng! Not for earthly power of honor, They are moving on the foe; But to conquer all for Jesus, Who has loved the sinner so. Refrain: Hark! hark! I hear the gospel army, Pressing on by land and sea; Hark! hark! I hear the gospel army, Marching on to victory. 2 Hark, I hear the gospel army, And their shining armor see; Onward, gainst the hosts of evil, They are marching valiantly! Now I hear the shouts of triumph Mingled with the trumpet’s sound! Even where the foe is strongest, They will make it holy ground. [Refrain] 3 Hark, I hear the gospel army, With their legions strong and true; And the ranks are ever swelling, And the banners bright to view! They will ne’er give up the struggle, Till the victory is won! They will take the world for Jesus,— They are grandly marching on! [Refrain] Tune Title: [Hark, I hear the gospel army]

The Gospel Army

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Sacred Trio #383 (1889) First Line: Hark, I hear the gospel army Refrain First Line: Hark! hark! I hear the gospel army Tune Title: [Hark, I hear the gospel army]

The Gospel Army

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: The Wells of Salvation #54 (1881) First Line: Hark, I hear the gospel army Languages: English Tune Title: [Hark, I hear the gospel army]

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E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Author of "The Gospel Army" in Showers of Blessing Rv Eden Reeder Latta USA 1839-1915. Born at Haw Patch, IN, the son of a Methodist minister, (also a boyhood friend of hymn writer Willam A Ogden) he became a school teacher. During the American Civil War he preached for the Manchester Methodist Church and other congregations (possibly as a circuit rider filling empty pulpits). In 1863 he married Mary Elizabeth Wright, and they had five children: Arthur, Robert, Jennie, two others. He taught for the public schools of Manchester, and later Colesburg, IA. He moved to Guttenberg, IA, in the 1890s, and continued writing song lyrics for several major gospel composers, including William Ogden, James McGranahan, James Fillmore, and Edmund Lorenz. He wrote 1600+ songs and hymns, many being widely popular in his day. His older brother, William, composed hymn tunes. He died at Guttenbert, IA. John Perry

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Hark, I hear the gospel army]" in Showers of Blessing 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