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[Marching, marching, marching on to victory]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Dr. H. R. Palmer Incipit: 33335 65432 17123

Author: H. R. P. Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Marching, marching, marching on to victory Refrain First Line: Brothers, let us then be Lyrics: 1 Marching, marching, marching on to victory, Raise our banner high, Let it reach the sky; Marching, marching, marching on to victory, Lift the temp’rance banner high. “Touch not, taste not, handle not” the dreadful thing, Serpent fangs lie hidden in the bowl; “Touch not, taste not, handle not” the dreadful thing, Poison not the precious soul. Refrain: Brothers, let us then be Marching, marching, marching on to victory, Raise our banner high Let it reach the sky; Marching, marching, marching on to victory, Lift the temp’rance banner high. 2 Marching, marching, marching on to victory, See the dreadful foe! Hear the cry of woe; Weeping thousands urge us on to victory, Falter not, but onward go. Sweeping surging, like a mighty tidal wave, Far and wide the whelming waters roll. Victims soon will be beyond our pow’r to save, Soon they’ll reach the horrid goal. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Marching, marching, marching on to victory]

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Marching On to Victory

Author: H. R. P. Hymnal: Crowning Day, No. 6 #236 (1904) First Line: Marching, marching, marching on to victory Refrain First Line: Brothers, let us then be Lyrics: 1 Marching, marching, marching on to victory, Raise our banner high, Let it reach the sky; Marching, marching, marching on to victory, Lift the temp’rance banner high. “Touch not, taste not, handle not” the dreadful thing, Serpent fangs lie hidden in the bowl; “Touch not, taste not, handle not” the dreadful thing, Poison not the precious soul. Refrain: Brothers, let us then be Marching, marching, marching on to victory, Raise our banner high Let it reach the sky; Marching, marching, marching on to victory, Lift the temp’rance banner high. 2 Marching, marching, marching on to victory, See the dreadful foe! Hear the cry of woe; Weeping thousands urge us on to victory, Falter not, but onward go. Sweeping surging, like a mighty tidal wave, Far and wide the whelming waters roll. Victims soon will be beyond our pow’r to save, Soon they’ll reach the horrid goal. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Marching, marching, marching on to victory]

Marching On to Victory

Author: H. R. Palmer Hymnal: Garnered Gems #106 (1892) First Line: Marching, marching, marching on to victory Languages: English Tune Title: [Marching, marching, marching on to victory]

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H. R. Palmer

1834 - 1907 Person Name: Dr. H. R. Palmer Composer of "[Marching, marching, marching on to victory]" in Crowning Day, No. 6 Palmer, Horatio Richmond, MUS. DOC, was born April 26, 1834. He is the author of several works on the theory of music; and the editor of some musical editions of hymnbooks. To the latter he contributed numerous tunes, some of which have attained to great popularity, and 5 of which are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, London, 1881. His publications include Songs of Love for the Bible School; and Book of Anthems, the combined sale of which has exceeded one million copies. As a hymnwriter he is known by his "Yield not to temptation," which was written in 1868, and published in the National Sunday School Teachers' Magazine, from which it passed, with music by the author, into his Songs of Love, &c, 1874, and other collections. In America its use is extensive. Dr. Palmer's degree was conferred by the University of Chicago in 1880. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) =============== Palmer, H. R., p. 877, i. The hymn "Would you gain the best in life" (Steadfastness), in the Congregational Sunday School Supplement, 1891, the Council School Hymn Book, 1905, and others, is by this author. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)