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Dear Lord, We Long to See Your Face

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Author: J. R. Peacey

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First Line: Dear Lord, we long to see your face
Title: Dear Lord, We Long to See Your Face
Author: J. R. Peacey
Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: © By kind permission of Revd M. J. Hancock
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Notes

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Tune

SURREY (Carey)


[Das neugeborne Kindelein]

Also known as JENA, DAS NEUGEBORNE KINDELEIN was originally a chorale melody for Cyriacus Schneegass' text "Das neugeborne Kindelein." Composed by Melchior Vulpius (PHH 397) and published in his Ein Schön Geistlich Gesangbuch (Jena, 1609), the tune was introduced to English congregations primarily…

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Instances

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Ancient and Modern #622

Ancient and Modern #622
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Common Praise (1998) #516

Common Praise (1998) #516
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Common Praise #412

Common Praise #412

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #514

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #514

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard Edition #412

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard Edition #412

The Song Book of the Salvation Army #748

The Song Book of the Salvation Army #748
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