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Text:Are You Counting the Cost?
Author:H. F. James
Tune:[As you strive for the world for its fame and its joy]
Composer:W. T. Dale, D. D.

43. Are You Counting the Cost?

Text Information
First Line: As you strive for the world for its fame and its joy
Title: Are You Counting the Cost?
Author: H. F. James
Refrain First Line: Are you carefully counting the cost?
Language: English
Publication Date: 1912
Tune Information
Name: [As you strive for the world for its fame and its joy]
Composer: W. T. Dale, D. D.



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