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Text:Spread, O spread thou mighty word
Author:Jonathan Friedrich Bahnmaier, 1774-1841
Translator (st 1-3):Arthur William Farland, 1898-1942
Translator (st. 1-3):Charles Winfred Douglas, 1867-1944
Translator (st. 4):Francies Bland Tucker
Tune:GOTT SEI DANK
Adapter:William Henry Havergal, 1793-1870
Composer:Johann Anastasius Freylinghausn
Harmonizer:William Henry Havergal, 1793-1870

344. Spread, O spread thou mighty word

Text Information
First Line: Spread, O spread thou mighty word
German Title: Wolte, fürder, nah und fern
Author: Jonathan Friedrich Bahnmaier, 1774-1841 (alt.)
Translator (st. 1-3): Charles Winfred Douglas, 1867-1944
Translator (st 1-3): Arthur William Farland, 1898-1942
Translator (st. 4): Francies Bland Tucker
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Topic: General Hymns: Church/Fellowship/Mission
Copyright: Translation st. 4 © Church Pension Fund. Used by permissin of Church Publishing Inc.
Tune Information
Name: GOTT SEI DANK
Composer: Johann Anastasius Freylinghausn
Adapter: William Henry Havergal, 1793-1870
Harmonizer: William Henry Havergal, 1793-1870
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Key: C Major
Source: Geistreiches Gesangbuch, Halle, 1704



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