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Text:The Lovely Old Church On the Hill
Author:Carson A. Ricks
Tune:[There's a lovely old church high on a hill]
Composer:Burl Carter

94. The Lovely Old Church On the Hill

Text Information
First Line: There's a lovely old church high on a hill
Title: The Lovely Old Church On the Hill
Author: Carson A. Ricks
Refrain First Line: Now mother has moved beyond the blue
Language: English
Publication Date: 1967
Copyright: © 1961, by The Hartford Music Co., in "Sing and Rejoice"
Tune Information
Name: [There's a lovely old church high on a hill]
Composer: Burl Carter
Incipit: 55336 53143 55336
Copyright: © 1961, by The Hartford Music Co., in "Sing and Rejoice"



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