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Text:The Beatitudes
Paraphraser:Stephen P. Starke
Tune:JOYOUS LIGHT
Composer:Marty Haugen

337a. The Beatitudes

Text Information
First Line: Jesus sat with his disciples
Title: The Beatitudes
Paraphraser: Stephen P. Starke (1998)
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2024
Scripture:
Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 25; All Saints' Day
Copyright: ©1997 Stephen P. Starke
ONE LICENSE: 29049
Notes: Matthew 5:1–12, paraphrased by Lutheran pastor Stephen P. Starke, from Hymnal Supplement 98 (1998).
Tune Information
Name: JOYOUS LIGHT
Composer: Marty Haugen (1987)
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Incipit: 12316 653
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: ©1987 GIA Publications, Inc.
Notes: Tune JOYOUS LIGHT by Catholic composer Marty Haugen, from Christmas: The Annual of Christmas Literature and Art, Vol. 57 (1987).



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