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Text:Father Eternal, Ruler of Creation
Author:Laurence Housman
Tune:LANGHAM
Composer:Geoffrey Shaw

362. Father Eternal, Ruler of Creation

Text Information
First Line: Father eternal, Ruler of creation
Title: Father Eternal, Ruler of Creation
Author: Laurence Housman (1919, alt.)
Refrain First Line: Your kingdom come, O Lord, your will be done
Meter: 11.10.11.10.10.
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: After Creed; Acts of the Church: Confirmation; Christian Year: Advent (2 more...)
Copyright: Words altered from Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition; used by permission of Oxford University Press.
Tune Information
Name: LANGHAM
Composer: Geoffrey Shaw (1921)
Meter: 11.10.11.10.10.
Key: c minor
Copyright: Music used by permission of the League of Nations Union.



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