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Text:Down to Earth
Author:Fred Kaan
Tune:PERSONENT HODIE
Arranger:Gustav Holst

22. Down to Earth

Text Information
First Line: Down to earth as a dove
Title: Down to Earth
Author: Fred Kaan (1968)
Refrain First Line: Let us sing, sing, sing, dance and spring
Language: English
Publication Date: 1996
Copyright: Words: © 1968 by Hoe Publishing Co., 380 S. Main Place, Carol Stream IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Tune Information
Name: PERSONENT HODIE
Arranger: Gustav Holst (1925)
Meter: 666.66 with refrain
Key: D Major
Source: Piae Cantiones, 1582
Copyright: Arrangement: © 1924 (Renewed) by J. Curwen & Sons. Administered by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP), 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by Permission.



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