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587. Once to Every Man and Nation

Text Information
First Line: Once to every man and nation
Title: Once to Every Man and Nation
Author: James Russell Lowell, 1819-1891
Meter: 87 87D
Language: English
Publication Date: 1998
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Justice; Martyrs; Nation and City (1 more...)
Source: Adapt. W. Garret Horder, Hymns, Supplement to Existing Collections , 1894
Tune Information
Name: EBENEZER
Composer: Thomas John Williams, 1869-1944
Meter: 87 87D
Key: f minor
Copyright: © Estate of Gwenlyn Evans
Notes: Higher key #369



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