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Text:When I Learned My Saviour's Love for Me
Author:J. W. P.
Tune:[When by faith I saw my Saviour hanging on the cruel tree]
Composer:John W. Peterson

4. When I Learned My Saviour's Love for Me

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Text Information
First Line: When by faith I saw my Saviour hanging on the cruel tree
Title: When I Learned My Saviour's Love for Me
Author: J. W. P.
Refrain First Line: When I learned my Saviour’s love for me
Language: English
Publication Date: 1953
Copyright: © 1953 by Alfred B. Smith in "Miracle Melodies"
CCLI Number: 1705712
Tune Information
Name: [When by faith I saw my Saviour hanging on the cruel tree]
Composer: John W. Peterson
Copyright: 1953 by Alfred B. Smith in "Miracle Melodies"



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