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Text:Without the Fire
Author:Rae E. Whitney, b. 1927
Tune:CHESTNUT TREE
Composer:K. Lee Scott

27. Without the Fire

Text Information
First Line: Without the Fire, there is no Burning
Title: Without the Fire
Author: Rae E. Whitney, b. 1927
Meter: 99 99
Publication Date: 2000
Topic: The Christian Life
Source: Thomas á Kempis (d. 1471) (four lines from)
Copyright: © 1991 Selah Publishing Co.
ONE LICENSE: 121000
Notes: CHESTNUT TREE, dedicated to the Briarwood Presbyterian Church Choir, Birmingham AL. Named after apartment community where Scott lived at the time of its composition.
Tune Information
Name: CHESTNUT TREE
Composer: K. Lee Scott
Meter: 99 99
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: © 1995 Gentry Publications



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