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Text:The strife is o'er
Translator:Francis Pott
Tune:VICTORY
Adapter:William H. Monk
Composer:Giovanni P. da Palestrina

263. The strife is o'er

Text Information
First Line: The strife is o'er, the battle done
Title: The strife is o'er
Translator: Francis Pott
Refrain First Line: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Language: English
Publication Date: 1992
Source: Finita jam sunt praelia, Symphonia Sirenum Selectarum, 1695; Hymns Fitted to the Order of Common Prayer, 1861
Tune Information
Name: VICTORY
Composer: Giovanni P. da Palestrina
Adapter: William H. Monk
Meter: 888 with alleluias
Key: E Major
Source: Magnificat in the Third Mode, 1591; Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861



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