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Text:The strife is o'er
Translator:Francis Pott
Tune:VICTORY
Adapter:William H. Monk

275. The strife is o'er

Text Information
First Line: The strife is o'er, the battle done
Title: The strife is o'er
Translator: Francis Pott (1861)
Refrain First Line: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Meter: 888 with refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1992
Topic: Resurrection and Ascension
Source: from Symphonia Sirenum Selectarum, Cologne, 1695
Tune Information
Name: VICTORY
Adapter: William H. Monk (1861)
Meter: 888 with refrain
Key: D Major
Source: adapted from Palestrina's Magnificat Tertii Toni, 1591



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