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Text:O Be Near
Author:James Rowe
Tune:[When o'erwhelming billows roll]
Composer:Melvin Jones

194. O Be Near

Text Information
First Line: When o'erwhelming billows roll
Title: O Be Near
Author: James Rowe
Refrain First Line: O be near, very near
Language: English
Publication Date: 1925
Tune Information
Name: [When o'erwhelming billows roll]
Composer: Melvin Jones
Incipit: 12356 15513 23455



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