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Blessed Francis, holy father

Blessed Francis, holy father

Author: Martin
Published in 7 hymnals

Author: Martin

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First Line: Blessed Francis, holy father
Author: Martin
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Blessed Francis, holy father. [St. Francis of Assisi] This anonymous hymn is in A. E. Tozer's Catholic Hymns, 1887 and 1898, as from "Franciscan Manual." It is in the Little Manual of the Third Order of St. Francis, 1899, p. 192; but not in the eds. of 1855, 1869, or 1883. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

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Cantate Omnes ... with Supplement #d13

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Catholic Church Hymnal with Music #130

Laudate Hymnal and Choir Book #d8

St. Francis Hymnal and Choir Manual #d39

The New Saint Basil Hymnal #d18

The Parochial Hymnal, a Select Collection #d11

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The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book. Singers' ed., Melody ed. #102

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