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Text:Hold Me in Life
Author:Huub Oosterhuis, b. 1933
Translator:David Smith, b. 1933
Translator:Forrest Ingram
Tune:[Because you are just who you are]
Composer:Bernard Huijbers, b. 1922

599. Hold Me in Life

Text Information
First Line: Because you are just who you are
Title: Hold Me in Life
Author: Huub Oosterhuis, b. 1933
Translator: David Smith, b. 1933
Translator: Forrest Ingram
Refrain First Line: Hold me in life
Language: English
Publication Date: 1994
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Patience; Perseverance
Copyright: © 1967, Gooi en Sticht, bv., Baarn, The Netherlands, Exclusive English-language agent: OCP Publications
Tune Information
Name: [Because you are just who you are]
Composer: Bernard Huijbers, b. 1922
Key: F Major
Copyright: © 1967, Gooi en Sticht, bv., Baarn, The Netherlands, Exclusive English-language agent: OCP Publications



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