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Text:We turn to God when we are sorely pressed
Author:Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1906-1945
Tune:THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP
Composer:Paul Leddington Wright, b. 1951

640. We turn to God when we are sorely pressed

Text Information
First Line: We turn to God when we are sorely pressed
Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1906-1945
Meter: 10 10 10 10
Language: English
Publication Date: 2011
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: Conflict, Suffering and Doubt
Source: Letters and Papers in Prison, 1953, SCM Press; Tr.: Compilers of Church Hymnary, 4th ed. 2005
Copyright: Translation © CH Trust, admin. Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd.
Tune Information
Name: THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP
Composer: Paul Leddington Wright, b. 1951
Key: F Major
Copyright: © Paul Leddington Wright



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