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This is the day, the sacred day

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20 Used With Tune: MARLOW Text Sources: Kelley's Hymns
This is the day, the sacred day

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MARLOW

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 239 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. John Chetham Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 13331 55553 14321 Used With Text: This is the day, the sacred day
MARLOW

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This is the day, the sacred day when Jesus left the grave

Hymnal: Hymnal #580 (1899) Languages: English
This is the day, the sacred day when Jesus left the grave
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This is the day, the sacred day

Hymnal: African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #580 (1898) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20 Languages: English Tune Title: MARLOW
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Now is Christ risen from the dead

Hymnal: The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book #580 (1902) First Line: This is the day, the sacred day Languages: English Tune Title: MARLOW
Now is Christ risen from the dead

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John Chetham

1665 - 1746 Person Name: Rev. John Chetham Composer of "MARLOW" in The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book Baptized: Feb­ru­a­ry 4, 1665, Ash­ton-un­der-Lyne, Lan­ca­shire, Eng­land. Buried: 1746, Skip­ton, York­shire, Eng­land. After at­tend­ing Deck­er­field School, then tak­ing or­ders, Che­tham be­came Cur­ate of Skip­ton, North York­shire. His col­lection A Book of Psalmody was first pub­lished in 1718, and had at least ele­ven edi­tions, through 1787. Music: BARRAGH MARLOW WIRKSWORTH --www.hymntime.com/tch/
John Chetham

John Chetham

1700 - 1763 Person Name: Rev. John Chetham Composer of "MARLOW" in African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book
John Chetham
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