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FRESHWATER (Statham)

Composer: F. Reginald Statham

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Tune Information

Title: FRESHWATER (Statham)
Composer: F. Reginald Statham (1872)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 31365 45356 54433
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Though lowly here our lot may be

Almighty God, in humble prayer

O could our thoughts and wishes fly

O could our thoughts and wishes fly
Above these gloomy shades,
To those bright worlds beyond the sky,
Which sorrow ne'er invades!

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