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Text:Blessed be the God of Israel
Author:James Quinn, SJ, b. 1919
Tune:FOREST GREEN
Harmonizer:Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958

6. Blessed be the God of Israel

Text Information
First Line: Blessed be the God of Israel
Author: James Quinn, SJ, b. 1919
Meter: CMD
Language: English
Publication Date: 1986
Scripture:
Topic: Liturgy of the Hours: Gospel Canticle
Copyright: © 1969, James Quinn, SJ
Tune Information
Name: FOREST GREEN
Harmonizer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
Meter: CMD
Key: F Major
Source: English
Copyright: Harm. © Oxford University Press



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