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Text:I Once Was A Stranger To Grace And To God
Author:R. Murray McCheyne (1813-1843)
Tune:GORDON (CLARENDON STREET, CONSOLATION)
Composer:Adoniram J. Gordon (1836-1895)

96. I Once Was A Stranger To Grace And To God

Text Information
First Line: I once was a stranger to grace and to God
Title: I Once Was A Stranger To Grace And To God
Author: R. Murray McCheyne (1813-1843)
Meter: 11.11.11.11
Language: English
Publication Date: 2011
Notes: "Jehovah Tsidkenu" = The Lord our righteousness
Tune Information
Name: GORDON (CLARENDON STREET, CONSOLATION)
Composer: Adoniram J. Gordon (1836-1895)
Meter: 11.11.11.11
Key: F Major or modal
Notes: GORDON: #134, Lord Jesus, I Love Thee; #182, O Eyes That Are Weary



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