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Text:A messenger named Gabriel
Author:Michael Walker (born 1932)
Tune:O TANNENBAUM
Arranger:Noël Tredinnick (born 1949)

73. A messenger named Gabriel

Text Information
First Line: A messenger named Gabriel
Author: Michael Walker (born 1932)
Refrain First Line: O Jesus Christ, strong Son of God
Meter: 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7
Language: English
Publication Date: 1987
Topic: God, Saviour: Born (Christmas Seasonal); Advent 4: The Annunciation; Christmas 1: The Incarnation
Copyright: © Michael Walker
Tune Information
Name: O TANNENBAUM
Arranger: Noël Tredinnick (born 1949)
Meter: 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7
Key: F Major
Source: Traditional melody
Copyright: arr. © Noël Tredinnick



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