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A Promise through the Ages Rings

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Author: Alicia S. Carpenter

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First Line: A promise through the ages rings
Title: A Promise through the Ages Rings
Author: Alicia S. Carpenter (rev.)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: © 1983 Alicia S. Carpenter
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WAS GOTT TUT

WAS GOTT TUT is usually attributed to Severus Gastorius (b. Ottern, near Weimar, Germany, 1646; d. Jena, Germany, 1682), who presumably composed the tune during a convalescence in 1675 (see above). The tune was published in Ausserlesenes Weimarisches Gesangbuch (1681). Educated at the University of…

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Singing the Living Tradition #344

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