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Text:She sits like a bird brooding on the waters
Author:John L. Bell, b. 1949
Author:Graham Maule, b. 1958
Tune:THAINAKY
Composer:John L. Bell, b. 1949
Composer:Ian Howarth, b. 1955

393. She sits like a bird brooding on the waters

Text Information
First Line: She sits like a bird brooding on the waters
Author: John L. Bell, b. 1949
Author: Graham Maule, b. 1958
Meter: 11 11 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2011
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: The Holy Scriptures; The Gift and Work of the Holy Spirit
Copyright: From "Enemy of Apathy" © 1988, WGRG, Iona Community
ONE LICENSE: 17093
Tune Information
Name: THAINAKY
Composer: John L. Bell, b. 1949
Composer: Ian Howarth, b. 1955
Meter: 11 11 D
Key: e minor
Copyright: From "Enemy of Apathy" © 1988, WGRG, Iona Community



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