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'''Title:''' ''Christian Warfare''<br>
'''Title:''' ''Christian Warfare''<br>
{{FirstLine|Soldiers of the cross, arise / Lo, your Captain}}
{{FirstLine|Soldiers of the cross, arise / Lo, your Captain}}
{{Arranger|Joshua Leavitt}}
{{Composer|Joshua Leavitt}}
{{Arranger|Joseph Funk}}
{{Arranger|Joseph Funk}}
{{Lyricist|Anonymous}}
{{Lyricist|Anonymous}}
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'''Description:''' This Scottish traditional tune first was arranged by Joshua Leavitt in ''[[The Christian Lyre (Joshua Leavitt)|The Christian Lyre]]'', 1830, for two parts, titled ''Wallace''. It was also given a different arrangement for three parts by Joseph Funk as above. [[Bruce's Address (William Walker)|William Walker]]'s 1835 arrangement for three parts, called ''Bruce's Address'' was included in ''[[The Sacred Harp (1844)|The Sacred Harp]]'', p. 152, from 1844 through 1911. It was also arranged by William Hauser in ''[[The Hesperian Harp (William Hauser)|The Hesperian Harp]]'', 1848. Words by an anonymous author, in Andrew Broaddus' ''Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs'', 1828, with four stanzas; this text is similar in its first line to ''Soldiers of the cross, arise / Lo, your leader from the skies'', the text given with this tune by Leavitt in 1830, written by Jared Waterbury.
'''Description:''' This Scottish traditional tune first was arranged by Joshua Leavitt in ''[[The Christian Lyre (Joshua Leavitt)|The Christian Lyre]]'', 1830, for two parts, titled ''Wallace''. It was also given a different arrangement for three parts by Joseph Funk as above. [[Bruce's Address (William Walker)|William Walker]]'s 1835 arrangement for three parts, called ''Bruce's Address'' was included in ''[[The Sacred Harp (1844)|The Sacred Harp]]'', p. 152, from 1844 through 1911. It was also arranged by William Hauser in ''[[The Hesperian Harp (William Hauser)|The Hesperian Harp]]'', 1848. Words by an anonymous author, in Andrew Broaddus' ''Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs'', 1828, with four stanzas; this text is similar in its first line to ''Soldiers of the cross, arise / Lo, your leader from the skies'', the text given with this tune by Leavitt in 1830, written by Jared Waterbury.


'''External websites:'''  
'''External websites:'''


==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==

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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2019-01-28).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 45 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Notes in four-shape format, as published in 1832-1835. All four stanzas included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

General Information

Title: Christian Warfare
First Line: Soldiers of the cross, arise / Lo, your Captain
Composer: Joshua Leavitt
Arranger: Joseph Funk
Lyricist: Anonymous

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: STB

Genre: Sacred   Meter: 77. 75. D

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Description: This Scottish traditional tune first was arranged by Joshua Leavitt in The Christian Lyre, 1830, for two parts, titled Wallace. It was also given a different arrangement for three parts by Joseph Funk as above. William Walker's 1835 arrangement for three parts, called Bruce's Address was included in The Sacred Harp, p. 152, from 1844 through 1911. It was also arranged by William Hauser in The Hesperian Harp, 1848. Words by an anonymous author, in Andrew Broaddus' Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs, 1828, with four stanzas; this text is similar in its first line to Soldiers of the cross, arise / Lo, your leader from the skies, the text given with this tune by Leavitt in 1830, written by Jared Waterbury.

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Soldiers of the cross, arise / Lo, your Captain.