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Text:Psalm 27
Paraphraser:Christopher L. Webber
Tune:THE WATER IS WIDE
Arranger:Chris Fenner

63. Psalm 27

Text Information
First Line: My light, my Savior is the Lord
Title: Psalm 27
Paraphraser: Christopher L. Webber (1986)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Publication Date: 2024
Scripture:
Topic: Epiphany
Copyright: ©1986 Church Publishing
Notes: Ps. 27:1,4–9, versified by Episcopal priest Christopher L. Webber, from A New Metrical Psalter (1986).
Tune Information
Name: THE WATER IS WIDE
Arranger: Chris Fenner (2023)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 51232 165
Key: G Major or modal
Source: Folk Songs from Somerset, 1906
Copyright: Arr. ©2023 Chris Fenner
Notes: Tune THE WATER IS WIDE, first published in Folk Songs from Somerset, Ser. 3 (1906), alt., arr. by Chris Fenner in Hymns & Devotions for Daily Worship (2024).



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