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Text:Christ Beside Me
Adapter:James Quinn
Tune:BUNESSAN

2166. Christ Beside Me

1 Christ beside me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
King of my heart;
Christ within me,
Christ below me,
Christ above me
never to part.

2 Christ on my right hand,
Christ on my left hand,
Christ all around me
shield in the strife;
Christ in my sleeping,
Christ in my sitting,
Christ in my rising
light of my life.

3 Christ beside me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
King of my heart;
Christ within me,
Christ below me,
Christ above me
never to part.

Text Information
First Line: Christ beside me, Christ before me
Title: Christ Beside Me
Adapter: James Quinn
Meter: 55.54 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2003
Source: St. Patrick's Breastplate
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: BUNESSAN
Meter: 55.54 D
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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