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Text:A Life Begins, a Child Is Born
Author:Jaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008
Tune:A LIFE BEGINS
Composer:Jeremy S. Bakken, b. 1981

755. A Life Begins, a Child Is Born

Text Information
First Line: A life begins, a child is born
Title: A Life Begins, a Child Is Born
Author: Jaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008 (alt.)
Meter: 86 86 88
Language: English
Publication Date: 2021
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Home and Education
Copyright: © 1995 Concordia Publishing House
ONE LICENSE: 79084
Tune Information
Name: A LIFE BEGINS
Composer: Jeremy S. Bakken, b. 1981
Meter: 86 86 88
Key: G Major or modal
Copyright: © 2021 Jeremy S. Bakken, admin. Northwestern Publishing House



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