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O heavenly father bow thine ear

Author: H. C. Lockwood

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Text Information

First Line: O heavenly father bow thine ear
Author: H. C. Lockwood
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Gladly to thy courts we come
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[O Thou Who madest land and sea]


CREATION (Haydn)

The tune CREATION is taken from the chorus “The Heavens Are Telling” from the well known oratorio The Creation (1798) by Franz Joseph Haydn (b. Rohrau, Austria, 1732; d. Vienna, Austria, 1809). Haydn's life was relatively uneventful, but his artistic legacy was truly astounding. He began his mus…

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Little Children's Book #d78

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Little Children's Book #16

Prayer and Praise Book #d112

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The Church and Sunday-School Hymnal #27

The Hymns from the Children's Hymnal; with a Service, for Sunday Schools #d157

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The New Children's Hymnal #213

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