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Sweet are the seasons, when we wait

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First Line: Sweet are the seasons, when we wait
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MAINZER


MELCOMBE (Webbe)

Also known as: ST. PHILIPS BENEDICTION GRANTON NAZARETH MELCOMBE was first used as an anonymous chant tune (with figured bass) in the Roman Catholic Mass and was published in 1782 in An Essay on the Church Plain Chant. It was first ascribed to Samuel Webbe (the elder; b. London, England, 1740; d.…

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The Believers Hymn Book #253

The Believers Hymn Book #253
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