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543. Christ Beside Me

Text Information
First Line: Christ beside me, Christ before me
Title: Christ Beside Me
Adapter: James Quinn (1969, alt.)
Meter: 5.5.5.4.D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1990
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Aspiration; Jesus Christ: Presence of; Jesus Christ: Refuge
Source: From St. Patrick's Breastplate,
Notes: Adapt. © 1969, James Quinn, SJ. Published by OCP
Tune Information
Name: BUNESSAN
Arranger: David Evans (1927)
Meter: 5.5.5.4.D.
Key: C Major
Copyright: Music used by permission of Oxford University Press



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