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Text:If It Had Not Been for the Lord
Author:Margaret Pleasant Douroux
Tune:WHERE WOULD I BE
Composer:Margaret Pleasant Douroux

269. If It Had Not Been for the Lord

Text Information
First Line: He kept my enemies away
Title: If It Had Not Been for the Lord
Author: Margaret Pleasant Douroux (1980)
Refrain First Line: If it had not been for the Lord on my side
Language: English
Publication Date: 2024
Scripture:
Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 16
Copyright: ©1980 Life Gate Music (admin. CapitolCMG Publ.).
Notes: Text and tune WHERE WOULD I BE by American gospel composer Margaret Pleasant Douroux, from the GMWA album I Give My All to You: Live in Philadelphia (1980).
Tune Information
Name: WHERE WOULD I BE
Composer: Margaret Pleasant Douroux (1980)
Incipit: 12331 23461 5
Key: D♭ Major
Copyright: ©1980 Life Gate Music (admin. CapitolCMG Publ.).



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