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Text:There's a Dear and Precious Book
Author:M. B. Williams
Tune:MY MOTHER'S BIBLE
Composer:Charlie D. Tillman

80. There's a Dear and Precious Book

Text Information
First Line: There's a dear and precious book
Title: There's a Dear and Precious Book
Author: M. B. Williams
Refrain First Line: Blessed book, precious book
Meter: 7. 7. 11. D. With Refrai
Language: English
Publication Date: 1942
Copyright: © 1921. Renewal by Charlie D. Tillman
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: MY MOTHER'S BIBLE
Composer: Charlie D. Tillman (1893)



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