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127. When the Herds Were Wathcing

Text Information
First Line: When the herds were watching
Title: When the Herds Were Wathcing
Author: William Canton
Meter: 6.5.6.5.D.
Publication Date: 1935
Topic: Christmas
Copyright: From "Enlarged Songs of Praise" by permission of Oxford University Press
Tune Information
Name: THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
Composer: G. D. R.
Meter: 6.5.6.5.D.
Key: E♭ Major



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