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Text:My Hope Is Built On Jesus
Author:W. B. Walbert
Tune:[When the shadows are gath'ring and the sea billows roll]
Composer:LeRoy Carver

53. My Hope Is Built On Jesus

Text Information
First Line: When the shadows are gath'ring and the sea billows roll
Title: My Hope Is Built On Jesus
Author: W. B. Walbert (1939)
Refrain First Line: My hope is built on Christ, the blessed Lord
Language: English
Publication Date: 1939
Copyright: © 1939, Carver and Walbert, owners
Tune Information
Name: [When the shadows are gath'ring and the sea billows roll]
Composer: LeRoy Carver (1939)
Incipit: 32117 65123 32312
Copyright: © 1939, Carver and Walbert, owners



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