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| Text: | Wherefore, O Father, we thy humble servants |
| Author: | William Jervois, 1852-1905 |
| Tune: | CHRISTE FONS JUGIS |
| Composer: | Philippe Dubois, 1626-94 |
| Harmonizer: | R. V. W. |
1 Wherefore, O Father, we thy humble servants
Here bring before thee Christ thy well-belovèd,
All-perfect Offering, Sacrifice immortal,
Spotless Oblation.
2 See now thy children, making intercession
Through him our Saviour, Son of God incarnate,
For all thy people, living and departed,
Pleading before thee.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Wherefore, O Father, we thy humble servants |
| Author: | William Jervois, 1852-1905 |
| Meter: | 11 11 11 5 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1986 |
| Topic: | Sacraments and Other Rites: Holy Communion |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CHRISTE FONS JUGIS |
| Composer: | Philippe Dubois, 1626-94 |
| Harmonizer: | R. V. W. |
| Meter: | 11 11 11 5 |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Copyright: | Arr. By permission of Oxford University Press |
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