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Text:The Church is wherever God's people are praising
Author:Carol Rose Ikeler, b. 1920
Tune:LAREDO (THE BARD OF ARMAGH)

642. The Church is wherever God's people are praising

Text Information
First Line: The Church is wherever God's people are praising
Author: Carol Rose Ikeler, b. 1920
Meter: 12 10 12 11 Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Copyright: © 1963 from "Songs and Hymns for Primary Children," Westminster John Knox Press
Tune Information
Name: LAREDO (THE BARD OF ARMAGH)
Meter: 12 10 12 11 Irregular
Key: E♭ Major
Source: American cowboy melody derived from Irish folk melody, collected by John A. Lomax



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