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Text:O God of truth, O Lord of might
Author:Ambrose of Milan, 340-397
Author (st. 3):James Waring McCrady, b. 1938
Translator:John Mason Neale, 1818-1866
Tune:RECTOR POTENS, VERAX DEUS
Arranger:Roy F. Kehl, b. 1935
Arranger:David Schuler, b. 1954

22. O God of truth, O Lord of might

Text Information
First Line: O God of truth, O Lord of might
Author: Ambrose of Milan, 340-397
Translator: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 ( alt.)
Author (st. 3): James Waring McCrady, b. 1938
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1985
Topic: Noonday
Copyright: St. 3 © 1982, James Waring McCrady
Tune Information
Name: RECTOR POTENS, VERAX DEUS
Arranger: Roy F. Kehl, b. 1935
Arranger: David Schuler, b. 1954
Meter: LM
Key: C Major
Source: Plainsong, Mode 1, Klosterneuburger Hymnar, 1336



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