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| Text: | The Words of the Cross |
| Author: | Thomas B. Pollock |
| Tune: | ["Father, forgive them ; for they know not what they do."] |
| Composer: | William H. Monk |
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | "Father, forgive them ; for they know not what they do." |
| Title: | The Words of the Cross |
| Author: | Thomas B. Pollock (1870. Alt.) |
| Meter: | 7. 7. 7. 6. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | Christ: Suffering and Death |
| Source: | Litany |
| Notes: | First three measures nonmetrical. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | ["Father, forgive them ; for they know not what they do."] |
| Composer: | William H. Monk (1889) |
| Meter: | 7. 7. 7. 6. |
| Key: | d minor |
Monk is listed twice as the composer: one for the first three measures, and again for the rest of the hymn.