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I am the Light whose brightness shines

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Author: Robert Willis (b. 1947)

Priest of the Church of England, Dean o Canterbury Canterbury (2001-. ). Previously (1992-2000) Dean of Hereford Cathedral. Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: I am the Light whose brightness shines
Author: Robert Willis (b. 1947)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Publication Date: 2013
Copyright: © 2008 Robert Willis
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Tune

RICHMOND (Haweis)

RICHMOND (also known as CHESTERFIELD) is a florid tune originally written by Thomas Haweis (PHH 270) and published in his collection Carmina Christo (1792). Samuel Webbe, Jr., adapted and shortened the tune and published it in his Collection of Psalm Tunes (1808). It was reprinted in 1853 in Webbe's…

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Ancient and Modern #665

Ancient and Modern #665
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