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Holy Spirit, will you be

Author: Martin E. Leckebusch

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First Line: Holy Spirit, will you be
Author: Martin E. Leckebusch
Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7
Language: English
Copyright: © 1999 Kevin Mayhew Ltd
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Tune

HEATHLANDS (Smart)


REDHEAD NO. 76

REDHEAD 76 is named for its composer, who published it as number 76 in his influential Church Hymn Tunes, Ancient and Modern (1853) as a setting for the hymn text "Rock of Ages." It has been associated with Psalm 51 since the 1912 Psalter, where the tune was named AJALON. The tune is also known as P…

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Sing Glory #239

Sing Glory #239
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