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Text:If I Must Bear a Cross
Author:W. E. M.
Tune:[I see my Jesus on Calvary's hill]
Composer:W. Elmo Mercer

114. If I Must Bear a Cross

Text Information
First Line: I see my Jesus on Calvary's hill
Title: If I Must Bear a Cross
Author: W. E. M.
Refrain First Line: If I must bear a cross
Language: English
Publication Date: 1963
Copyright: 1961, in "New Songs of Inspiration No. 4" by John T. Benson, Jr.
Tune Information
Name: [I see my Jesus on Calvary's hill]
Composer: W. Elmo Mercer
Incipit: 33213 21615 11131
Copyright: 1961, in "New Songs of Inspiration No. 4" by John T. Benson, Jr.



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