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3. In the Beginning Was the Word Eternal

Text Information
First Line: In the beginning was the Word eternal
Title: In the Beginning Was the Word Eternal
Versifier: Bert Polman (1985)
Language: English
Publication Date: 2008
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Christmas/Birth of Christ; Illumination; Incarnation of Christ (1 more...)
Copyright: © 1987, Faith Alive Christian Resources
ONE LICENSE: 50921
Tune Information
Name: [In the beginning was the Word eternal]
Composer: Hughes M. Huffman (1976)
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: © 1976, Hughes M. Huffman, assigned to InterVarsity Christian Fellowship of the U.S.A. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press.



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