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Text:The Cross On the Hill
Author:Fred S. Shepard
Tune:[The cross on the hill of Calvary]
Composer:D. B. Towner

18. The Cross On the Hill

Text Information
First Line: The cross on the hill of Calvary
Title: The Cross On the Hill
Author: Fred S. Shepard
Refrain First Line: 'Tis a precious place where the Saviour died
Language: English
Publication Date: 1909
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [The cross on the hill of Calvary]
Composer: D. B. Towner
Incipit: 51117 66553 52344
Notes: Public Domain.



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