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Text:O Word, that goest forth on high
Tune:VERBUM SUPERNUM

8a. O Word, that goest forth on high

Text Information
First Line: O Word, that goest forth on high
Meter: L.M.
Publication Date: 1940
Topic: Advent; Advent I: The Holy Communion Sequence; Advent II: The Holy Communion Closing (1 more...)
Source: Hymnal Version, tr. from Latin, c. 7th cent.
Copyright: Copyright The Church Pension Fund
Tune Information
Name: VERBUM SUPERNUM
Meter: L.M.
Key: e minor or modal
Source: Sarum Plainsong Mode II tr.



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