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Text:O come, Thou Wisdom born in heaven's height
Translator:John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
Tune:VENI, EMMANUEL (EPHRATAH)
Adapter:Thomas Helmore
Harmonizer:A. Gregory Murray

19. O come, Thou Wisdom born in heaven's height

Text Information
First Line: O come, Thou Wisdom born in heaven's height
Translator: John Mason Neale (1818-1866) (alt.)
Refrain First Line: Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel
Meter: L.M. with Refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1983
Topic: Advent
Source: Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum Köln (1710)
Notes: Other translators also
Tune Information
Name: VENI, EMMANUEL (EPHRATAH)
Adapter: Thomas Helmore
Harmonizer: A. Gregory Murray
Meter: L.M. with Refrain
Key: e minor or modal
Source: Adapted by Thomas Helmore from a Responsory in a 15th Century French processional
Copyright: Harmony © by A. Gregory Murray



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