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88. Dawn's shining light bedecks the sky

Text Information
First Line: Dawn's shining light bedecks the sky
Latin Title: Aurora lucis rutilat
Translator: John Mason Neale (1818-1866) (alt.)
Meter: L.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1983
Topic: Easter
Source: Ambrosian, 4th-5th Century
Notes: Sts. 1-4, Last two stanzas are a medieval addition.
Tune Information
Name: AURORA LUCIS RUTILAT II
Composer: DNS
Meter: L.M.
Incipit: 11317 34547 17654
Key: e minor or modal
Source: Plainsong hymntune
Copyright: © 1970 DNS



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