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Text:Had It Not Been for Christ My Lord
Author:Luther G. Presley
Tune:[When I was lost in sin's dark night]
Composer:Ralph Jordan

40. Had It Not Been for Christ My Lord

Text Information
First Line: When I was lost in sin's dark night
Title: Had It Not Been for Christ My Lord
Author: Luther G. Presley
Refrain First Line: Had it not been for my dear Jesus
Language: English
Publication Date: 1954
Copyright: © 1954, by Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Co. in "Higher Ground"
Tune Information
Name: [When I was lost in sin's dark night]
Composer: Ralph Jordan
Incipit: 55551 11653 33312
Copyright: © 1954, by Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Co. in "Higher Ground"



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