Original Names for Salvation Army Tunes

It was common practice for the early Salvationists to take well known music hall, popular and folk/traditional tunes and put religious lyrics to them. Many of these have survived are included in our current song book under different names.

The Salvaton Army Tunebook

Tune	Salvation Army Name	Original Name
769	All round the world	Poor Old Joe
339	All through the night	Ar-Hyd-Y-Nos (Welsh Melody)
480	Almighty to save	Where can the soul find rest?
5	And above the rest	Buffalo Gals
580	At the Cross	As they were marching through the town
75	Behold the Savior	Drink to me only with Thine eyes
76	Belmont	The Rat-catcher’s Daughter
363	Breathe upon me	Minnie Darling, come and wander
278	Coming to the Cross	Mother kiss me in my dream
84	Down in the Garden	Massa’s in de cold, cold ground
641	Ere the sun goes down	I have work enough to do
540	Except I am moved with compassion	The Old Rustic Bridge
642	Fellowship with Thee	Sweet Belle Mahone
149	Forest Green	The Ploughboy’s Dream
651	Gird on the armour	Shouting the Battle Cry of Freedom
93	Hardy Norseman	The Norseman’s House of Yore
370	Hark, the Gospel news is sounding	Just before the battle, Mother
152	I bring my all to Thee	It was my last cigar, my boys
449	In the secret of thy presence	The Vacant Chair
99	Irish	There was a Cameronian Cat
719	Living beneath the shade of the cross	Pretty house
155	Mercy still for thee	Footsteps on the stairs
739	My God, I am Thine	My sweetheart, come along
740	My home is in Heaven	Home in the vally ‘mid the maple leaves
190	Nearer, My God, to Thee	Oft in the stilly night
258	Passion Chorale	My heart is distracted by a gentle maid
442	Pleasure in His service	Where is the Merry Party?
777	Ring the bells of Heaven	The little octoroon
785	Shout aloud Salvation	Marching through Georgia
788	Sinner, see yon light	Lottie Lane
445	Speak, Savior, speak	Sleep, Dearest, Sleep
264	Stand up for Jesus	‘Tis Dawn, the Lark is singing
503	Stella	Sweet Mary, my age is sixteen
802	Storm the forts of darkness	Here’s to good old whiskey, drink it down
633	The blood of Jesus cleanses...	I traced her little footsteps in the snow
486	The Cross now covers my sins	Young Edward, the gallant Hussar
138	The Judgment Day	Carry me back to Tennessee
819	The lily of the valley	The little old log cabin in the lane
573	The Lion of Judah	The Lion of Freedom is come from his den
235	There is a happy land	I come from a land where care is unknown
587	We’ll all shout hallelujah	Tramp...the boys are marching
348	White chapel	Annie Lisle/Far above Vayuga’s Waters

Chorus Section

Tune	Salvation Army Name	Original Name
149	Bless His Name He sets me free	Champagne Charlie
227	Fighting, fighting	Sailing, sailing over the bounding main
244	We’re marching on	The Maple Leaf forever
61	Come, beautiful Christ	Home on the range
77	Let the beauty of Jesus	Shine, shine beautiful lady

Old Tunebook

Tune	Salvation Army Name	Original Name
395	Oh, I’m happy all the day	Darling Nellie Gray
493	Joy, Freedom, Peace	Old folks at home
496	Van, Delusive World, Adieu	When the swallows homeward fly
511	From shore to shore, the Lord	Rule, Britannia
52	In evil long I took delight	Just down the lane, there by the style

Old Chorus Section

Tune	Salvation Army Name	Original Name
192	I do believe	Aloha Oe
259	Beautiful Christ	Beautiful flowers
263	God’s Love... is sufficient	My Bonnie lies over the ocean
349	O the Army will be ready	She’ll be coming round the mountain
388	On, On,... no surrender	My grandfather's clock
395	Under the Blood and Fire Flag	Under the Union Jack
405	Take the Message	Whoops, Let’s do it again
418	There’s room enough	Grace, Darling
450	Life’s morn will soon be waning	If you love me, When I’m old
52	Eternity	Sweet Genevieve

Provided by Lt-Col. Don McDougald