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Text:Psalm 51: Have Mercy, Lord
Author:The Grail
Tune:[Have mercy, Lord, cleanse me from all my sins]
Composer:Joseph Gelineau
Composer (Psalm Tone):Chrsoganus Waddell, OCSO

40. Psalm 51: Have Mercy, Lord

Text Information
First Line: Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness
Title: Psalm 51: Have Mercy, Lord
Author: The Grail
Refrain First Line: Have mercy, Lord, cleanse me from all my sins
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Scripture:
Topic: Ash Wednesday; Christian Initiation; Penance
Copyright: © 1963, 1993, The Grail, GIA Publications, Inc., agent
Notes: Antiphonal response to reading or chanting of Psalm 51
Tune Information
Name: [Have mercy, Lord, cleanse me from all my sins]
Composer: Joseph Gelineau
Composer (Psalm Tone): Chrsoganus Waddell, OCSO
Key: a minor
Copyright: © 1963, 1993, The Grail, GIA Publications, Inc., agent; © Gethsemani Abbey



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