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Text:They Cast Their Nets in Galilee
Author:William A. Percy
Tune:THE TURTLE DOVE

176. They Cast Their Nets in Galilee

Text Information
First Line: They cast their nets in Galilee
Title: They Cast Their Nets in Galilee
Author: William A. Percy (1924, alt.)
Meter: 86.866
Language: English
Publication Date: 1998
Copyright: Words by permission of Estate of William A. Percy
Tune Information
Name: THE TURTLE DOVE
Meter: 86.866
Key: g minor
Source: Irish folk melody; Harm. FCC, 1997
Copyright: Harm. © 1998 FCC Houston TX


Text Information:

Son of a United States senator from Mississippi, Percy was a lawyer, did relief work, served in the military in World War I and wrote poetry. He is related to writer Walker Percy


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