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360. My God, permit me not to be

Text Information
First Line: My God, permit me not to be
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Publication Date: 1880
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: Busslied
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1803)
Meter: L.M.
Incipit: 51122 32343 2
Key: G Major
Source: Adapted from "Busslied," (An Dir allein, an Dir hab' ich gesündigt), one of six sacred songs, by Gellert, set to music by Beethoven, 1803.
Notes: Public Domain.



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