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Sweet Summer Rain

The leafy branch bends to the breeze

Author: Emma Pitt
Tune: [The leafy branch bends to the breeze]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Emma Pitt

Born: 1846, Maryland. Pitt was living in Bal­ti­more, Mar­y­land, by 1880, and through at least 1910. She may have died be­fore 1920, as the daugh­ter with whom she was living in 1910 was on her own and still sin­gle in 1920. --www.hymntime.com Go to person page >

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First Line: The leafy branch bends to the breeze
Title: Sweet Summer Rain
Author: Emma Pitt
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Sweet summer rain, sweet summer rain
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hours of Singing #76

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