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Great Spirit, Joy of Earth and Sky

Hymn on ONE LICENSE

Great Spirit, joy of earth and sky

Author: Ruth Duck
Tune: NEW BRITAIN
ONE LICENSE: 31184
Published in 3 hymnals

Piano/Organ

God of Grace

Choral

God of Grace

Instrumental

The Peace of Christ
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Author: Ruth Duck

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Text Information

First Line: Great Spirit, joy of earth and sky
Title: Great Spirit, Joy of Earth and Sky
Author: Ruth Duck
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Copyright: © 1992 GIA Publications, Inc.
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Tune

NEW BRITAIN

NEW BRITAIN (also known as AMAZING GRACE) was originally a folk tune, probably sung slowly with grace notes and melodic embellishments. Typical of the Appalachian tunes from the southern United States, NEW BRITAIN is pentatonic with melodic figures that outline triads. It was first published as a hy…

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LAND OF REST (American)

LAND OF REST is an American folk tune with roots in the ballads of northern England and Scotland. It was known throughout the Appalachians; a shape-note version of the tune was published in The Sacred Harp (1844) and titled NEW PROSPECT as the setting for "O land of rest! for thee I sigh." The tune…

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