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Text:Down by the Jordan
Author:Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
Tune:LOBE DEN HERREN
Harmonizer:William Sterndale Bennett

3045. Down by the Jordan

Text Information
First Line: Down by the Jordan, a prophet named John was baptizing
Title: Down by the Jordan
Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
Meter: 14 14.478
Language: English
Publication Date: 2011
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: Aspiration and Resolve; Biblical Narrative; Change (17 more...)
Copyright: © 2000 Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
Tune Information
Name: LOBE DEN HERREN
Harmonizer: William Sterndale Bennett
Meter: 14 14.478
Key: F Major
Source: Erneuerten Gesangbuch, 1665



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