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I Come to Be Baptized Today

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Author: Susan Adams

Susan L. Adams, served on editorial committee for the Chalice Hymnal Dianne Shapiro Go to person page >

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First Line: I come to be baptized today
Title: I Come to Be Baptized Today
Author: Susan Adams (1993)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Publication Date: 1995
Copyright: Words © 1995 Chalice Press
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Tune

O WALY WALY

O WALY WALY is a traditional English melody associated with the song "O Waly, Waly, gin love be bony," the words of which date back at least to Ramsay's Tea Table Miscellany (1724-1732), and as the setting for a folk ballad about Jamie Douglas. It is also well known in the Appalachian region of the…

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Chalice Hymnal #368

Chalice Hymnal #368
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