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Stand before the Lord with joy

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Author: Wilmer D. Swope

Born Dec. 16, 1925 in Leetonia, OH to Herman and Mabel Swope. He was a farmer and also worked at the A & P Warehouse in Salem, OH and the Buechner Residence Hall near YSU in Youngstown, OH. He served as Fairfield Township Trustee from 1970-2001. He was a member of the Midway Mennonite Church and enjoyed writing hymns and Mennonite Church history. He died in Leetonia, OH on February 1, 2010. --See Youngstown News. Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Stand before the Lord with joy
Author: Wilmer D. Swope (1970)
Copyright: Text of hymn copyright by Wilmer D. Swope.
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Tune

SAVANNAH (55432)

Robin Leaver, "The origins of the tune SAVANNAH," HSGBI Bulletin 153, vol. 10, no. 1 (January 1982), pp. 26–30.

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The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #821

The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #821
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