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ERIE

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,074 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles Crozat Converse Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 55653 11651 31532 Used With Text: Dark And Thorny Is The Desert
ERIE
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[Dark and thorny is the desert]

Appears in 83 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Unknown Incipit: 12354 32232 13271 Used With Text: Dark and Thorny Is the Desert
[Dark and thorny is the desert]
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REGENT SQUARE

Appears in 997 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Sir H. Smart Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 53153 21566 51432 Used With Text: Dark and thorny is the desert
REGENT SQUARE
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AUTUM

Appears in 495 hymnals Incipit: 12321 65312 32352 Used With Text: Dark and thorny is the desert
AUTUM
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[Dark and stormy is the desert]

Appears in 20 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: P. P. Bilhorn Tune Sources: Southern Melody Incipit: 32132 16151 13322 Used With Text: Better Farther On
[Dark and stormy is the desert]
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THORNY DESERT

Meter: 8.7 Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. Walker Incipit: 33321 21165 356 Used With Text: Dark and thorny is the desert
THORNY DESERT

THE PILGRIM'S WAY

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Irene Parker Denson Tune Key: g minor Incipit: 11345 43575 53543 Used With Text: Dark and thorny is the desert
THE PILGRIM'S WAY
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OTTO

Appears in 3 hymnals Incipit: 11223 32235 43221 Used With Text: Dark and thorny is the desert
OTTO

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