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How blest are those who do not stray

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Author: Charles Robertson

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Text Information

First Line: How blest are those who do not stray
Author: Charles Robertson
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Copyright: © Church Hymnary Trust

Tune

ST. BOTOLPH (Slater)

ST. BOTOLPH was composed by Gordon A. Slater (b. Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, 1896; d. Lincoln, England, 1979) and first published in Songs of Praise for Boys and Girls (1930). The tune was named for St. Botolph's Parish Church in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, where Slater was organist from 1919…

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Timeline

Instances

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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #1

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #1

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