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[Christian, gird the armor on] (Hoffman)

[Christian, gird the armor on] (Hoffman)

Composer: Elisha A. Hoffman (1894)
Published in 18 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Composer: Elisha A. Hoffman

Elisha Hoffman (1839-1929) after graduating from Union Seminary in Pennsylvania was ordained in 1868. As a minister he was appointed to the circuit in Napoleon, Ohio in 1872. He worked with the Evangelical Association's publishing arm in Cleveland for eleven years. He served in many chapels and churches in Cleveland and in Grafton in the 1880s, among them Bethel Home for Sailors and Seamen, Chestnut Ridge Union Chapel, Grace Congregational Church and Rockport Congregational Church. In his lifetime he wrote more than 2,000 gospel songs including"Leaning on the everlasting arms" (1894). The fifty song books he edited include Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 and The Evergreen, 1873. Mary Louise VanDyke… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [Christian, gird the armor on] (Hoffman)
Composer: Elisha A. Hoffman (1894)
Meter: 7.7.6.7.7.6 with refrain
Incipit: 32151 23321 51233
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 18 of 18)
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Bright Beautiful Bells #17

Bright Beautiful Bells #17
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Celestial Showers No. 1, a collection of gospel songs used in Rev. I. Toliver's Meetings #130

Celestial Showers No. 1, a collection of gospel songs used in Rev. I. Toliver's Meetings #130
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Evening Light Songs #82

Evening Light Songs #82
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Favorite Gospel Songs #37

Favorite Gospel Songs #37
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Harp of Zion #6

Harp of Zion #6
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His Fullness Songs #42

His Fullness Songs #42
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Hymns of the Christian Life #408

Hymns of the Christian Life #408
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Hymns of the Christian Life. No. 3 #77

Hymns of the Christian Life. No. 3 #77
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Liederperlen #200

Liederperlen #200
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Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 #168

Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 #168
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Select Hymns #424

Select Hymns #424

Silberklänge #10

Silberklänge #10
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Songs of Matchless Love #36

Songs of Matchless Love #36
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Songs of the Evening Light #188

Songs of the Evening Light #188
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Songs of the Mercy Seat #144

Songs of the Mercy Seat #144
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The Christian Church Hymnal #317

The Christian Church Hymnal #317
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The New Gospel Song Book #180

The New Gospel Song Book #180
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Timeless Truths #750

Timeless Truths #750
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