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Text:Softly now the light of day
Author:Bishop G. W. Doane
Tune:POSEN
Composer:G. C. Strattner

17a. Softly now the light of day

Text Information
First Line: Softly now the light of day
Author: Bishop G. W. Doane (1824)
Meter: 7 7. 7 7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1939
Topic: Evening
Notes: Alternative tunes, WEBER, No. 633, and LAST HOPE, Additional Tunes, No. 13.
Tune Information
Name: POSEN
Composer: G. C. Strattner (1691)
Meter: 7 7. 7 7.
Key: E♭ Major



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