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Text:Sailing for Heaven
Author:James T. Key
Tune:[We are on the life boat, we are sailing for heaven]
Composer:William J. Sides

26. Sailing for Heaven

Text Information
First Line: We are on the life boat, we are sailing for heaven
Title: Sailing for Heaven
Author: James T. Key (1901)
Refrain First Line: On the ocean we sail
Language: English
Publication Date: 1901
Copyright: Copyright, 1901, by Sides and Key.
Tune Information
Name: [We are on the life boat, we are sailing for heaven]
Composer: William J. Sides (1901)
Incipit: 34565 35567 65334
Key: Eā™­ Major



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