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Text:Behold, how good a thing it is
Tune:ST STEPHEN (NEWINGTON)
Composer:William Jones, 1726-1800

P133. Behold, how good a thing it is

1 Behold, how good a thing it is,
and how becoming well,
together such as brethren are
in unity to dwell!
2 Like precious ointment on the head,
that down the beard did flow,
even Aaron’s beard, and to the skirts
did of his garments go.
3 As Hermon’s dew, the dew that doth
on Zion hills descend:
for there the blessing God commands,
life that shall never end.

Text Information
First Line: Behold, how good a thing it is
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Scripture:
Tune Information
Name: ST STEPHEN (NEWINGTON)
Composer: William Jones, 1726-1800
Meter: CM
Key: A♭ Major
Source: Ten Church Pieces for the Organ, Nayland, 1789



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