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The Thirsty Deer

The thirsty deer longs for the streams

Paraphraser: George Mulrain
Tune: [The thirsty deer longs for the streams]
ONE LICENSE: 17520
Published in 5 hymnals


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Paraphraser: George Mulrain

Trinidad, Methodist minister Sing a New Song No. 3 by Patrick Prescod (Bridgetown, Barbados: Cedar Press, 1981) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: The thirsty deer longs for the streams
Title: The Thirsty Deer
Paraphraser: George Mulrain
Place of Origin: Trinidad and Tobago
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Why are you cast down, O my soul?
Copyright: © 1996 George Mulrain. Admin. by General Board of Global Ministries

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Agape #92

Caribbean Praise #14

Global Praise 1 (Rev. ed.) #24

More Voices #116

Singing the Faith #514

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