Now Is The Hour

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Now is the hour when Jesus speaks to thee

Author: W. Buchanan
Tune: [Search me, O God, and know my heart today] (Maori)
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: W. Buchanan

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First Line:	Now is the hour when Jesus speaks to thee
Title:	Now Is The Hour
Author:	W. Buchanan
Language:	English

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[Search me, O God, and know my heart today] (Maori)

The tune was adapted from "Swiss Cradle Song" by Clement Scott. It was released by the Australian music company W. H. Paling and Co. in 1913. It was then adapted in New Zealand for a farewell song for Maori soldiers beginning in World War I, modified with the words "This is the hour," used as a wal…

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