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Text:It is God who holds the nations
Author:Fred Pratt Green
Tune:VISION
Arranger:John Wilson
Composer:H. Walford Davies

516. It is God who holds the nations

Text Information
First Line: It is God who holds the nations
Title: It is God who holds the nations
Author: Fred Pratt Green (1976)
Refrain First Line: may the living God be praised!
Language: English
Publication Date: 1992
Topic: Discipleship and Service
Copyright: Copyright 1976 by Hope Publishing Company
ONE LICENSE: 21244
Notes: "A Hymn for the Nation," Fred Pratt Green
Tune Information
Name: VISION
Composer: H. Walford Davies (1915)
Arranger: John Wilson (1977)
Meter: 15.15.15.7
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: By permission of Oxford University Press



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