Vorwärts Christi Streiter

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Vorwärts, Christi Streiter, In den heilgen Krieg

Translator: Carl Röhl; Author: S. Baring-Gould
Tune: ST. GERTRUDE
Published in 4 hymnals

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	The Church in the Wildwood

Translator: Carl Röhl

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Author: S. Baring-Gould

Baring-Gould, Sabine, M.A., eldest son of Mr. Edward Baring-Gould, of Lew Trenchard, Devon, b. at Exeter, Jan. 28, 1834, and educated at Clare College, Cambridge, B.A. 1857, M.A. 1860. Taking Holy Orders in 1864, he held the curacy of Horbury, near Wakefield, until 1867, when he was preferred to the incumbency of Dalton, Yorks. In 1871 he became rector of East Mersea, Essex, and in 1881 rector of Lew Trenchard, Devon. His works are numerous, the most important of which are, Lives of the Saints, 15 vols., 1872-77; Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, 2 series, 1866-68; The Origin and Development of Religious Belief, 2 vols., 1869-1870; and various volumes of sermons. His hymns, original and translated, appeared in the Church Times; Hymns Ancien… Go to person page >

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Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	Vorwärts, Christi Streiter, In den heilgen Krieg
Title:	Vorwärts Christi Streiter
English Title:	Onward, Christian Soldiers
Translator:	Carl Röhl
Author:	S. Baring-Gould
Language:	German
Refrain First Line:	Vorwärts, Christi Streiter
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Tune

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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