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He Is Lord

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Author: Linda Lee Johnson

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Author: Claire Cloninger

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Author: Tom Fettke

Thomas E. Fettke (b. Bronx, New York City, 1941) Educated at Oakland City College and California State University, in Hayward, CA, Fettke has taught in several public and Christian high schools and served as minister of music in various churches, all in California. He has published over eight hundred composi­tions and arrangements (some under the pseudonyms Robert F. Douglas and David J. Allen) and produced a number of recordings. Fettke was the senior editor of The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration (1986). Bert Polman Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Emptied of His glory; God became a man
Title: He Is Lord
Author: Linda Lee Johnson
Author: Claire Cloninger
Author: Tom Fettke
Meter: 11.10.12.10 with refrain
Source: Refrain, Traditional
Language: English
Refrain First Line: He is Lord, He is Lord!
Notes: Swahili translation: See "Mungu kajishusha akawa mtu"
Copyright: Words to Stanzas 1, 2, 3 Copyright 1986 WORD MUSIC & NORMAN CLAYTON PUB. CO. (div. of WORD, INC.)
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Audio

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #178

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #178

The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #105

The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #105
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