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Text:O gracious Light, Lord Jesus Christ
Author:Anonymous
Translator:Francis Bland Tucker, 1895-1984
Tune:CANON (THE EIGHTH TUNE)
Arranger:Thomas Ravenscroft, c1592-c1635
Composer:Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585

17. O gracious Light, Lord Jesus Christ

Text Information
First Line: O gracious Light, Lord Jesus Christ
Author: Anonymous
Translator: Francis Bland Tucker, 1895-1984
Meter: L.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Topic: Hymns for the Church Year: Evening
Source: Paraphrase of "O Gracious Light"; 3rd century,Greek
Copyright: Paraphrase © 1985 Church Pension Fund. Used by permission of Church Publishing Inc.
Notes: May be sung as a round
Tune Information
Name: CANON (THE EIGHTH TUNE)
Composer: Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585
Arranger: Thomas Ravenscroft, c1592-c1635 (1621)
Meter: L.M.
Key: G Major
Source: Harmonization: Editors of Hymnal, 1982
Copyright: Harm. © Church Pension Fund. Used by permission of Church Publishing, Inc.



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