Stand up, Stand up for Jesus - wikipedia Stand up, Stand up for Jesus Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus by George Duffield, Jr. Genre Hymn Written 1858 Based on Ephesians 6 : 14 Meter 7.6. 7.6 D Melody `` Webb '' by George James Webb, `` Geibel '' by Adam Geibel ( lesser - used ) `` Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus '' is an American Christian hymn. It was written by George Duffield, Jr. in 1858 and is based on the dying words of Dudley Atkins Tyng. The traditional tune `` Webb '' was composed by George James Webb, and the lesser - used tune `` Geibel '' was composed by Adam Geibel. Contents 1 History 2 Tune 3 References 4 External links History In 1858, Presbyterian minister George Duffield, Jr. was an associate of Dudley Atkins Tyng who had recently been removed from his local Episcopalian community for speaking against slavery. Duffield assisted Tyng in supporting a revival of evangelicalism in Pennsylvania. In March 1858, Tyng gave a sermon at a YMCA meeting of over 5,000 men on Exodus 10 : 11, `` Go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord '', converting over 1,000 men listening in the crowd. The following month, Tyng was maimed in a farming accident. Before he died a few days after the accident he told his father `` Tell my brethren of the ministry, wherever you meet them, to stand up for Jesus. '' Duffield then wrote the hymn based on those words, and also incorporated the phrase `` Ye that are men now serve Him '' from Tyng 's memorable sermon the month before he died. At a memorial service for Tyng, Duffield gave a sermon based on Ephesians 6 : 14, `` Stand firm, wearing the whole armour of God '', and ended it by reciting the new hymn he had written as a tribute. The hymn was first brought into public knowledge through leaflets printed by the superintendent of the local Christian school containing the words of the hymn. One of these leaflets ended up being published in a Baptist newspaper, and `` Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus '' was published in The Church Psalmist in 1859. After first publication, the hymn was popular and was sung by both the Union and Confederate soldiers in the American Civil War. The hymn also became popular among British revivalists, and within public schools in England. As a result of the images of Christian militarism in the hymn, some people object to the hymn, and some people do not stand to sing it. The hymn was excluded from a more politically correct volume of The Presbyterian Hymnal published in June 1990, in order not to offend handicapped people. Tune Several melodies have been written for `` Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus ''. The one used most often now was written by George James Webb, who had originally composed it in 1837 for `` Tis Dawn, the Lark is Singing '', a song in a secular musical show performed on a ship travelling across the Atlantic Ocean. References ^ Jump up to : Christiansen, Rupert ( 2007 - 09 - 25 ). `` The story behind the hymn ''. The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2015 - 01 - 10. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 08. ^ Jump up to : Francis, Russell E. ( January 1946 ). `` The Religious Revival of 1858 in Philadelphia ''. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 70 ( 1 ) : 52 -- 77. Retrieved 10 January 2015. ^ Jump up to : Morris, John D. ( 1999 ). How Firm a Foundation. New Leaf Publishing Group. ISBN 9781614583004. ^ Jump up to : Bence, Evelyn ( 1997 ). Spiritual Moments with the Great Hymns : Devotional Readings That Strengthen the Heart. Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan. p. 135. ISBN 9780310208402. Jump up ^ Gaffney, R. Mark ( 2010 ). `` Crane ''. Where the Birds Make Their Nests : A Study of the Birds of the Bible. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 1453531874. Jump up ^ Studwell, William Emmett ( 1996 ). The National and Religious Song Reader : Patriotic, Traditional, and Sacred Songs from Around the World. Psychology Press. p. 128. ISBN 9780789000996. ^ Jump up to : `` Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus ''. Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 08. Jump up ^ Scott, Jamie S. ( 1996 ). And the Birds Began to Sing : Religion and Literature in Post-colonial Cultures. Amsterdam : Rodopi. p. xix. ISBN 9789051839845. Jump up ^ `` Methodist Church Faces Decisions on Changes : Committee Finishes Revision of Songbook After 3 Years of Debate, Research, Prayer ''. Los Angeles Times. AP. October 17, 1987. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015. Jump up ^ Andrew, Elizabeth ( 2009 ). On the Threshold : Home, Hardwood, and Holiness. Basic Books. p. 148. ISBN 0786739126. Jump up ^ Wenham, Gordon J. ( 2012 ). Psalms as Torah : Reading Biblical Song Ethically. Grand Rapids : Baker Books. p. 4. ISBN 9781441236388. Jump up ^ McClain, Kathleen ( August 1, 1989 ). `` New Presbyterian hymnal curbs sexism and shuns militarism ''. The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 11 January 2015. Jump up ^ Osbeck, Kenneth W. ( 1982 ). 101 Hymn Stories. Kregel Publications. p. 86. ISBN 9780825493270. External links Stand up, Stand up for Jesus George James Webb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stand_Up,_Stand_Up_for_Jesus&oldid=842650132 '' Categories : American Christian hymns Songs of the American Civil War 1858 songs Hidden categories : All articles with self - published sources Articles with self - published sources from January 2018 Talk Contents About Wikipedia 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 23 May 2018, at 19 : 39 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who wrote stand up stand up for jesus
Answer: George Duffield, Jr.