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Text:Huron Carol
Author (Huron):Jean de Brebeuf
Translator:Jesse Edgar Middleton
Tune:JESOUS AHATONHIA

139. Huron Carol

Text Information
First Line: 'Twas in the moon of wintertime
Title: Huron Carol
Author (Huron): Jean de Brebeuf (c. 1643)
Translator: Jesse Edgar Middleton (1926)
Refrain First Line: Jesus your King is born
Meter: 86 86 86 with refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1995
Scripture:
Topic: Singing God's Story: Christmas / Birth of Christ; Native North American
Copyright: English text used by permission of The Fredrick Harris Music Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
Tune Information
Name: JESOUS AHATONHIA
Meter: 86 86 86 with refrain
Key: g minor
Source: French Canadian melody



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