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Far, Far Away Is Bethlehem

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Author: Walter Russell Bowie

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First Line: Far, far away is Bethlehem
Title: Far, Far Away Is Bethlehem
Author: Walter Russell Bowie
Language: English
Copyright: © Walter Russell Bowie
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Tune

ALL SAINTS NEW (Cutler)

Henry Stephen Cutler (b. Boston, MA, 1824; d. Boston, 1902) composed ALL SAINTS NEW in 1872 for Reginald Heber's (PHH 249) text "The Son of God Goes Forth to War," and the two were published together in Hymnal with Tunes, Old and New (1872). That text refers to "the glorious band" of God's people, h…

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The Abingdon Song Book #63

The Abingdon Song Book #63
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