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Text:Jesus Took a Towel
Author:Chrysogonus Waddell, OCSO, b. 1930
Tune:[The heavens are the Lord's and the earth is his]
Composer:Chrysogonus Waddell, OCSO

401. Jesus Took a Towel

Text Information
First Line: The heavens are the Lord's and the earth is his
Title: Jesus Took a Towel
Author: Chrysogonus Waddell, OCSO, b. 1930
Refrain First Line: Jesus took a towel and he girded himself
Language: English
Publication Date: 2003
Topic: Discipleship; Love for Others; Ministry/Mission
Copyright: © Gethsemani Abbey
ONE LICENSE: 14127
Tune Information
Name: [The heavens are the Lord's and the earth is his]
Composer: Chrysogonus Waddell, OCSO
Key: e minor or modal
Copyright: © Gethsemani Abbey



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