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Text:Lord God, you now have set your servant free
Author:Rae E. Whitney, b. 1927
Tune:SONG 1
Composer (melody and bass):Orlando Gibbons, 1583-1625
Harmonizer:Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958

499. Lord God, you now have set your servant free

Text Information
First Line: Lord God, you now have set your servant free
Author: Rae E. Whitney, b. 1927
Meter: 10 10. 10 10. 10 10
Language: English
Publication Date: 1985
Topic: Jesus Christ our Lord
Source: Song of Simeon (para.)
Copyright: Copyright The Church Pension Fund.
Tune Information
Name: SONG 1
Composer (melody and bass): Orlando Gibbons, 1583-1625
Harmonizer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
Meter: 10 10. 10 10. 10 10
Key: F Major
Copyright: From Hymns for Church and School, 1964



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