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Text:The Spirit of Youth
Author:Charlotte Irene Ford
Tune:[While we are young and eager]
Composer:Kenneth E. Smith

266. The Spirit of Youth

Text Information
First Line: While we are young and eager
Title: The Spirit of Youth
Author: Charlotte Irene Ford
Refrain First Line: Youth is the time for service
Language: English
Publication Date: 1928
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [While we are young and eager]
Composer: Kenneth E. Smith
Incipit: 32343 52171 21332
Notes: Public Domain.



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