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Text:On Jordan's bank, the Baptist's cry
Author:Charles Coffin (1676-1749)
Translator:John Chandler (1806-1876)
Tune:JAM LUCIS ORTO SIDERE

16. On Jordan's bank, the Baptist's cry

Text Information
First Line: On Jordan's bank, the Baptist's cry
Latin Title: Jordanis ora praevia
Author: Charles Coffin (1676-1749)
Translator: John Chandler (1806-1876) (alt.)
Meter: L.M. with Refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1983
Topic: Advent
Notes: Acclamation added
Tune Information
Name: JAM LUCIS ORTO SIDERE
Meter: L.M. with Refrain
Key: e minor or modal
Source: Catholische geistliche Gesänge, Andernach (1608)



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