My cap­tain’s gone before.

The phrase "My cap­tain’s gone before." resonates through 1 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“My cap­tain’s gone before.”· 1 hymn found
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But now I am a sol­dier;

My cap­tain’s gone before.

He’s giv­en me my or­ders,

O When Shall I See Jesus?

lyricist: John Leland, 1793
Composer: William Walker (1809–1875)
Hymn 1

...But now I am a sol­dier;

My cap­tain’s gone before.

He’s giv­en me my or­ders,...

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But now I am a sol­dier;

My cap­tain’s gone before.

He’s giv­en me my or­ders,

O When Shall I See Jesus?

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