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Text:People, Look East
Author:Eleanor Farjeon, 1881-1965
Tune:BESANÇON
Arranger:Randall DeBruyn, b. 1947

297. People, Look East

Text Information
First Line: People, look East. The time is near
Title: People, Look East
Author: Eleanor Farjeon, 1881-1965
Meter: 87 98 87
Language: English
Publication Date: 2012
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: The Liturgical Year: Advent (Sundays and Weekdays)
Source: The Oxford Book of Carols, 1928
Copyright: © 1957, Eleanor Farjeon. Reprinted by permission of Harold Ober Assoc., Inc.
Tune Information
Name: BESANÇON
Arranger: Randall DeBruyn, b. 1947
Meter: 87 98 87
Key: C Major
Source: Trad. French Carol
Copyright: © 1990, OCP



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