 | Bliss, Philip Paul - Hold the Fort Piano solo |
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| Composer : | Bliss, Philip Paul (1838 - 1876) | ||
| Instrumentation : | Piano solo | ||
| Style : | Hymn - Sacred | ||
| Arranger : | Zisi, Matthew | ||
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| Copyright : | Copyright © Matthew Zisi | ||
| Added by crosby3145, 15 May 2018 Rousing arrangement of Hold the Fort, perfect for prelude, offertory, or other special service music “Hold the Fort!” was inspired by an incident from the Civil War—one Bliss heard about from his friend Daniel Whittle, a major in the war. Whittle was in Bartow County, Georgia, for the Battle of Allatoona Pass. October 4, 1864, the day before the conflict, Whittle and his company were guarding the garrison at Allatoona, waiting for General William Tecumseh Sherman and additional troops. The general had not yet arrived, but he sent messengers to the garrison to tell the soldiers, as Whittle reported it, “Hold the fort, for I am coming!” Bliss saw the spiritual application easily—stay faithful to Christ, for He is coming—and he wrote a hymn based off the incident. Before he died in 1876, he and Whittle got to travel to the site of the battle and see the area where the hymn was inspired. Sherman later recounted that while he didn’t actually say “Hold the Fort!” (his actual words were “Hold Fast. We are coming!”), that’s what he meant—and that is the quotation that has become so famous today. | |||
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