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Text:You are before me, Lord
Paraphraser:Ian Pitt-Watson, 1923-1995
Tune:SURSUM CORDA
Composer:Alfred Morton Smith, 1879-1971

101. You are before me, Lord

Text Information
First Line: You are before me, Lord; you are behind
Title: You are before me, Lord
Paraphraser: Ian Pitt-Watson, 1923-1995
Meter: 10 10 10 10
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Scripture: ;
Topic: God: Shelter / Shield; God: Presence of; Metrical Psalms
Copyright: Paraphrase © The estate of Ian Pitt-Watson, 1973
ONE LICENSE: 90015
Tune Information
Name: SURSUM CORDA
Composer: Alfred Morton Smith, 1879-1971
Meter: 10 10 10 10
Key: D Major
Copyright: © The estate of Doris Wright Smith



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