Vorwärts, aufwärts, heimwärts!, Fröhlich wall' ich hin

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Vorwärts, aufwärts, heimwärts!, Fröhlich wall' ich hin

Author: Albert Midlane; Translator: Wm. Appel
Tune: [Onward, upward, homeward] (Sankey)
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	Songs of the Saints for Organ

Author: Albert Midlane

Midlane, Albert, was born at Newport, Isle of Wight, Jan. 23, 1825, and was engaged in business in that town for many years. To his Sunday school teacher he ascribes the honour of prompting him to poetic efforts: and the same teacher did much to shape his early life. His first printed hymn, "Hark! in the presence of our God," was written in September, 1842, at Carisbrooke Castle, and printed in the Youth’s Magazine in November of the same year. Since then he has written over 300, and of these a large proportion are in common use. They appeared in magazines and small mission hymn-books, including:— (1) The Youth's Magazine; (2) The British Messenger; (3) The London Messenger; (4) Trotter's Evangelical Hymn Book, 1860; (5) The Ambassador… Go to person page >

Translator: Wm. Appel

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Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	Vorwärts, aufwärts, heimwärts!, Fröhlich wall' ich hin
English Title:	Onward, upward, homeward, joyfully I flee
Author:	Albert Midlane
Translator:	Wm. Appel
Language:	German
Refrain First Line:	Vorwärts nach dem Kleinod
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Tune

[Onward, upward, homeward] (Sankey)

ST. GERTRUDE

The popularity of this hymn is partly due to ST. GERTRUDE, the marching tune that Arthur S. Sullivan (PHH 46) composed for this text. The tune was published in the Musical Times of December 1871 in an advertisement for Joseph Barnby's (PHH 438) forthcoming Hymnary, which published both text and tune…

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