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Text:Psalm 71
Author:Ruth C. Duck
Tune:TOKYO
Composer:Isao Koizumi

69. Psalm 71

Text Information
First Line: God, my help and hiding place
Title: Psalm 71
Author: Ruth C. Duck (2012)
Meter: 7.5.7.5 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2024
Scripture:
Topic: Epiphany
Copyright: © 2011 GIA Publications, Inc.
ONE LICENSE: 90505
Notes: Paraphrased by American poet-educator Ruth C. Duck, from Psalms for All Seasons (2012).
Tune Information
Name: TOKYO
Composer: Isao Koizumi (1958)
Meter: 7.5.7.5 D
Incipit: 54245 754
Key: c minor or modal
Copyright: ©1958 Isao Koizumi (admin. JASRAC).
Notes: Tune TOKYO by Japanese musician Isao Koizumi, composed for the World Conference on Christian Education, Tokyo, 1958, published in Hymns for the Church (1963).



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