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18a. O Adonai

O Lord and Ruler, of the house of Israel, who appeared unto Moses in a flame in the bush and gavest unto him the law in Sinai: Come, and redeem us with an outstretch'd arm.

Text Information
First Line: O Lord and Ruler, of the house of Israel
Title: O Adonai
Translator: A. J. Beresford Hope
Language: English
Publication Date: 2024
Scripture:
Topic: Advent
Notes: tr. by A.J. Beresford Hope in Sacred Hymns and Anthems (1846), alt.
Tune Information
Name: O ADONAI
Incipit: 73323 12171 1
Key: d minor or modal
Source: Liber Usualis



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