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Hold the Fort

Lo! the day of God is breaking, light is in the sky

Author: Charles Gordon Ames
Tune: [Ho, my comrades, see the signal] (Bliss)
Published in 5 hymnals

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Author: Charles Gordon Ames

Ames, Charles Gordon. (Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1828-April 15, 1912, Boston, Massachusetts). He was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1849 and spent some years as a home missionary in Minnesota. In 1859, he joined the Unitarian denomination and served several churches, his last pastorate being with the Church of the Disciples, Boston. In 1905, he wrote a hymn for the dedication of the new edifice of that Society, beginning "With loving hearts and hands we rear," which is included in The New Hymn and Tune Book, 1914. A hymn beginning "Father in heaven, hear us today," is attributed to him in the Universalist Church Harmonies: Old and New, 1898, but is not found elsewhere. --Henry Wilder Foote, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Lo! the day of God is breaking, light is in the sky
Title: Hold the Fort
Author: Charles Gordon Ames
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Hallelujah, hallelujah, Eden comes again
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Heart and Voice #d142

Heart and Voice #d142
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Heart and Voice #142

Heart and Voice #142

Jubilate Deo #345

Jubilate Deo #345
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The Carol #81

The Carol #81
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The White Ribbon Hymnal #150b

The White Ribbon Hymnal #150b
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