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[I once was lone and idle, I was a sinner too]

Appears in 11 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: V. O. Fossett Incipit: 51111 13133 33353 Used With Text: On the Battle Field
[I once was lone and idle, I was a sinner too]

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I'm on the Battlefield

Author: Unknown Appears in 32 hymnals First Line: I was alone and idle Refrain First Line: I am on the battlefield for my Lord Used With Tune: [I was alone and idle]
I'm on the Battlefield

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On the Battle Field

Hymnal: Fossett's Inspirational Melodies #10 (1952) First Line: I once was lone and idle, I was a sinner too Refrain First Line: O I'm on the battle field for my Lord Languages: English Tune Title: [I once was lone and idle, I was a sinner too]
On the Battle Field

On the Battle Field

Hymnal: Jubilee Spirituals #15 (1945) First Line: I once was lone and idle, I was a sinner too Refrain First Line: O I'm on the battle field Languages: English Tune Title: [I once was lone and idle, I was a sinner too]
On the Battle Field

On The Battle Field

Hymnal: Heavenly Highway Hymns #26 (1956) First Line: I once was lone and idle, I was a sinner too Refrain First Line: O I'm on the battle field for my Lord Languages: English Tune Title: [I once was lone and idle, I was a sinner too]
On The Battle Field

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Anonymous

Person Name: Unknown Author of "I'm on the Battlefield" in Singing Joy In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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Albert E. Brumley

1905 - 1977 Arranger of "[I was alone and idle, I was a sinner too]" in Radio Favorites Born: October 29, 1905, near Spiro, Oklahoma. Died: November 15, 1977, Springfield, Missouri. Buried: Fox Cemetery, Powell, Missouri. Brumley attended the Hartford Musical Institute in Hartford, Arkansas, and sang with the Hartford Quartet. He went on to teach at singing schools in the Ozarks, and lived most of his life in Powell, Missouri. He worked for 34 years a staff writer for the Hartford and Stamps/Baxter publishing companies, then founded the Albert E. Brumley & Sons Music Company and Country Gentlemen Music, and bought the Hartford Music Company. He wrote over 800 Gospel and other songs during his life; the Country Song Writers Hall of Fame inducted him in 1970. © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)
Albert E. Brumley

John T. Benson

1861 - 1930 Person Name: John T. Benson, Jr. Arranger of "[I was alone and idle, I was a sinner too]" in Songs of Inspiration Mr. John T. Benson, Sr. was born on February 19, 1861 in the Edgefield community in east Nashville and was brought up in the Tulip Street Methodist Church where his father was a charter member. John T. and his wife were involved in the founding of an independent holiness church that later became the Church of the Nazarene. Mr. Benson served as minister of music, first in the mission and then in the Church. The Bensons wrote some gospel songs, but their greatest contribution was in the publishing and distribution of song books and hymnals. He founded the John T Benson Publishing Company in Nashville. John Sr. died on June 24, 1930 in Nashville. NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.gmahalloffame.org/speaker-lineup/john-t-benson-sr/
John T. Benson

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