Gracious Father, hear our prayer, Leave us not, lest we despair

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First Line: Gracious Father, hear our prayer, Leave us not, lest we despair
Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7
Language: English

Tune

DIX (Kocher)

An early form of the tune DIX was composed by Conrad Kocher (b. Ditzingen, Wurttemberg, Germany, 1786; d. Stuttgart, Germany, 1872). Trained as a teacher, Kocher moved to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work as a tutor at the age of seventeen. But his love for the music of Haydn and Mozart impelled him t…

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[Gracious Father, hear our prayer]


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Children's Hymnal #83

Church Hymnal, Fourth Edition #532

Church Hymnal, Third Edition #578

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Songs of Worship #200

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