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865. O Lord, Take Pity Once You've Seen

Text Information
First Line: O Lord, take pity once you've seen
Title: O Lord, Take Pity Once You've Seen
Author: Martin Luther, 1483-1546 (abr.)
Translator: Michael D. Schultz, b. 1963
Meter: 87 87 887
Language: English
Publication Date: 2021
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: Church Militant
Copyright: Tr. © 2021 Northwestern Publishing House
Tune Information
Name: ES IST DAS HEIL
Meter: 87 87 887
Key: D Major
Source: Etlich Christlich lider, Wittenberg, 1524
Copyright: Public Domain



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