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191. Praise and Thanksgiving Be to God

Text Information
First Line: Praise and thanksgiving be to God our maker
Title: Praise and Thanksgiving Be to God
Author: Harold F. Yardley, 1911-1990
Author: Frank J. Whiteley (alt.)
Meter: 11 11 11 5
Language: English
Publication Date: 1978
Topic: Holy Baptism; Praise, Adoration
Copyright: © Harold F. Yardley and Frank J. Whiteley
ONE LICENSE: AF20220106
Tune Information
Name: CHRISTE SANCTORUM
Meter: 11 11 11 5
Key: D Major
Source: Antiphoner, Paris, 1681; Setting: The English Hymnal
Copyright: By permission of Oxford University Press
Notes: Setting now Public Domain



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