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Text:The Day Is Near
Author:Huub Oosterhuis, b. 1933
Reviser:Tom Conry
Translator:Tony Barr, b. 1945
Tune:[For words and deeds enshrined in granite tombs]
Composer:Bernard Huijbers, b. 1922

768. The Day Is Near

Text Information
First Line: For words and deeds enshrined in granite tombs
Title: The Day Is Near
Author: Huub Oosterhuis, b. 1933
Translator: Tony Barr, b. 1945
Reviser: Tom Conry
Language: English
Publication Date: 1994
Scripture: ;
Topic: Seasons and Feasts: Advent; Complacency; Homeless (2 more...)
Copyright: © 1973, Gooi en Sticht, bv., Baarn, The Netherlands, Exclusive English-language agent: OCP Publications
ONE LICENSE: 96953
Tune Information
Name: [For words and deeds enshrined in granite tombs]
Composer: Bernard Huijbers, b. 1922
Key: d minor
Copyright: © 1973, Gooi en Sticht, bv., Baarn, The Netherlands, Exclusive English-language agent: OCP Publications



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