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God, We Come Before Thee

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Author: Effie S. Black

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First Line: Great God, we come before Thee
Title: God, We Come Before Thee
Author: Effie S. Black
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Thy reign is eternal, Thy kingdom shall increase
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

WIR PFLÜGEN

WIR PFLÜGEN (named after the incipit of Schulz’s original third stanza) was published anonymously in the Hanover collection Lieder für Volksschulen (1800). But it was credited to Johann A. P. Schulz in Lindner’s Berlin songbook Jungenfreund (1812). The harmonization by John B. Dykes (PHH 147)…

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Instances

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Choice Hymns No. 1 #95

Choice Hymns No. 1 #95

Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs with Responsive Readings #d107

Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs with Responsive Readings #d107
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Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs #316

Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs #316
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Montreat Hymns #316

Montreat Hymns #316

Songs of Praise Number One #6

Songs of Praise Number One #6
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