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We are never weary singing our eternal song: Glory to God, hallelujah! We would sing His praise forever with our spirit strong: Glory to God, hallelujah! |
| O the children of the Lord have a wondrous song to sing, For the Lord will by His grace many sons to glory bring. We are going in that day to the presence of the King: Glory to God, hallelujah! |
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We are lost amid the rapture of redeeming love: Glory to God, hallelujah! We are seeking every moment all its grace to prove: Glory to God, hallelujah! |
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We are going on to glory as the Lord has told: Glory to God, hallelujah! Where the King in all His beauty we shall soon behold: Glory to God, hallelujah! |
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There we’ll sing His grace and mercy in a glad new song: Glory to God, hallelujah! There we’ll praise our glorious Savior with the blessed throng: Glory to God, hallelujah! |
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San Antonio, TX, United States
We are living in this day in the presence of the King;
Glory to God, hallelujah!
United States
Glory to God hallelujah!!
Midland, Texas, United States
"Glory to God Hallelujah "
Tyler, Texas, United States
Glory to God Hallelujah
Clute, TX, United States
What a glorious beautiful song.
Lubbock, Texas, United States
We are never weary singing our eternal song, we would sing His praise forever with our spirit strong! Glory to God, hallelujah!
Siloam Springs, AR, United States
O the children of the Lord have a wondrous song to sing, hallelujah
Tustin, California, United States
Glory to God, hallelujah!
Storrs, Connecticut, United States
William James Kirkpatrick was born February 27, 1838, Duncannon, Pennsylvania and died September 20, 1921, Pelham Court Hotel, Germantown, Pennsylvania. He was buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
William was the son of school teacher Thomas Kirkpatrick and Elizabeth Storey. He married Susana Doak in 1861, and had three children with her including hymnist May Kirkpatrick who wrote the hymn “He’s With Me All the Time”. After Susana‘s death, he married Sarah Lankford Kellogg Bourne in 1893. After Sara died in 1917, he married Lizzie Sweeney widow of John Sweeney who wrote music for over 1, 000 Gospel songs, and collaborated in many collections.
Kirkpatrick grew up in a musical atmosphere and in 1854, went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to study music and learn a trade. He spent over three years as a carpenter, but was more interested in music spending his leisure time in studying it. His ambition at the time was to become a violinist.
In 1855, Kirkpatrick joined the Horton St. Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, and from then on devoted himself mostly to sacred music, giving his services to the choir and Sunday school.
Because there were few church organs in that day, his violin and cello were in constant demand for choir rehearsals, singing societies, and church programs.
In 1861, at the beginning of the American Civil War, Kirkpatrick enlisted in the army as a Fife Major. He was discharged the next year apparently because of an act of Congress ending regimental bands.
Kirkpatrick studied vocal music under Professor T. Bishop, a leading oratorio and ballad singer. He became a member of the Harmonia and Handel and Haydn Sacred Music Societies were he heard the great singers of the day and became familiar with the principal choral works of the great composers.
In his early years, Kirkpatrick wrote a number of unpublished hymn-tunes and anthems. His first published composition was “When the Spark of Life is Waning”, which appeared around 1858 in the Musical Pioneer in New York. He went on to publish about 50 hymn collections.
This text was written by Fanny Crosby in 1855. William Kirkpatrick composed the tune which has made this a favorite hymn for more than century.
Iligan City, Philippines
"We are going on to glory as the Lord has told
Where the King in all His beauty we shall soon behold"
Hallelujah! We'll see Him face to face.