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Text:Once in royal David's city
Author:Cecil F. Alexander
Tune:IRBY
Composer:Henry J. Gauntlett

O19. Once in royal David's city

Text Information
First Line: Once in royal David's city
Author: Cecil F. Alexander (1848)
Meter: 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7
Language: English
Publication Date: 1921
Tune Information
Name: IRBY
Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett (1858)
Meter: 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7



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