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342. Before the heaven and earth

Text Information
First Line: Before the heaven and earth
Author: Brian Colin Black, b. 1926
Meter: SM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Scripture:
Topic: Jesus Christ: His Life and Ministry
Source: The Song of Christ's Glory
Copyright: © Brian Black and Word & Music / Jubilate Hymns
Tune Information
Name: NARENZA
Adapter: William Henry Havergal, 1793-1870
Meter: SM
Source: Catholicum Hymnologium Germanicum, 1584



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