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Text:Bless All Those Who Nurture Children
Author:John A. Dalles
Tune:HYMN TO JOY
Arranger:David Lewis Crosby
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven

665. Bless All Those Who Nurture Children

Text Information
First Line: Bless all those who nurture children
Title: Bless All Those Who Nurture Children
Author: John A. Dalles (1993, modified 1994)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1995
Scripture: ;
Topic: Christian Education and Nurture; Blessing; Christian Education (4 more...)
Copyright: © 1994 by John A. Dalles
ONE LICENSE: 28935
Tune Information
Name: HYMN TO JOY
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1824)
Arranger: David Lewis Crosby (1994)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
Key: G Major
Copyright: Arr. © 1994 by David Lewis Crosby
Notes: Alternate setting, hymn 544



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