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[Kind friends, we must go]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: A. D. Kennedy Incipit: 55556 17121 53332 Used With Text: Farewell!

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Farewell!

Author: J. H. Hathaway Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Kind friends, we must go Refrain First Line: Farewell, farewell Used With Tune: [Kind friends, we must go]

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Farewell!

Author: J. H. Hathaway Hymnal: Band Music #16 (1886) First Line: Kind friends, we must go Refrain First Line: Farewell, farewell Languages: English Tune Title: [Kind friends, we must go]
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Farewell!

Author: J. H. Hathaway Hymnal: The Evangel of Song #133 (1889) First Line: Kind friends, we must go Refrain First Line: Farewell, farewell Languages: English Tune Title: [Kind friends, we must go]

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J. H. Hathaway

Author of "Farewell!" in Band Music

Arthur D. Kennedy

Person Name: A. D. Kennedy Composer of "[Kind friends, we must go]" in Band Music Late 19th Century Copyright records indicate Kennedy was living in New York in 1898. --www.hymntime.com/tch
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