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Sweet Savior, once again this year

Sweet Savior, once again this year

Author: Anonymous
Tune: [Sweet Savior, once again this year]
Published in 2 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Sweet Savior, once again this year
Brings to the happy earth
The season held forever dear
On which we hail Thy birth!

2 We think of Thee as once a child
Who sought a mother’s face,
An infant innocent and mild,
Who grew in years and grace.

3 Our wills and tempers, Lord, control,
And give us eyes to see,
The tender heart, and loving soul,
The mind that was in Thee.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #14271

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Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Sweet Savior, once again this year
Author: Anonymous
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #14271
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
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