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Text:Nearer, Still Nearer
Author:Mrs C. H. Morris, 1862-1929
Tune:STILL NEARER
Composer:Mrs. C. H. Morris, 1862-1929

454. Nearer, Still Nearer

Text Information
First Line: Nearer, still nearer, close to Thy heart
Title: Nearer, Still Nearer
Author: Mrs C. H. Morris, 1862-1929
Meter: 9 10 9 10 I0
Language: English
Publication Date: 1976
Topic: Peace and Rest; Post-Communion Service; Preservation Of Believers (6 more...)
Copyright: Copyright 1926; renewal by Mrs. C. H. Morris. Hope Publishing Co., owner; used by permission.
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: STILL NEARER
Composer: Mrs. C. H. Morris, 1862-1929
Meter: 9 10 9 10 I0
Key: Dā™­ Major
Copyright: Copyright 1926 by Mrs C. H. Morris Hope Publishing Co. owner. User by permission
Notes: Public Domain.



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