[Lead on, O King eternal] (Hunnewell)

Composer: Frank S. Hunnewell

Hunnewell, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in White Plains, New York, was living in 1918, when his 23-year old son Donald was killed in World War I. Sources New York Times, November 24, 1918, p. 23 Music-- OAKLAND PARTING HYMN SALVATOR WOODBRIDGE --www.hymntime.com/tch  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Lead on, O King eternal] (Hunnewell)
Composer: Frank S. Hunnewell (1907)
Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
Incipit: 55671 56544 12232
Copyright: Public Domain

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Lead on, O King Eternal

Lead on, O King eternal,
the day of march has come;
henceforth in fields of conquest
your tents will be our home.
Through days of preparation
your grace has made us strong;
and now, O King eternal,
we lift our battle song.

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