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Text:Young Mary Was to Be My Wife (Joseph's Carol)
Author:Daniel R. Bechtel
Tune:JOSEPH'S CAROL
Composer:Daniel R. Bechtel

125. Young Mary Was to Be My Wife (Joseph's Carol)

Text Information
First Line: Young Mary was to be my wife
Title: Young Mary Was to Be My Wife (Joseph's Carol)
Author: Daniel R. Bechtel (1988)
Meter: CMD
Language: English
Publication Date: 1998
Copyright: © 1988 Daniel R. Bechtel
Tune Information
Name: JOSEPH'S CAROL
Composer: Daniel R. Bechtel (1988)
Meter: CMD
Key: G Major or modal
Source: Harm. FCC, 1997
Copyright: Music © Daniel R. Bechtel; Harm. © 1998 FCC Houston TX


Text Information:

Bechtel is a UCC minister who has also been a professor at Dickinson College, Carlisle PA

Tune Information:

Bechtel is a UCC minster who has also been a professor at Dickinson College, Carlisle PA


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