The Lord is very gracious

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The Lord is very gracious

Published in 3 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	Hymn Introductions and Alternate Harmoni…

Choral
	A Song of Community - (Choral Score)

Handbells
	Alleluia, What Wondrous Love! (Eight Rep…

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First Line:	The Lord is very gracious
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

Psalm 145:8-16
(hymns)

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WAREHAM (Knapp)

William Knapp (b. Wareham, Dorsetshire, England, 1698; d. Poole, Dorsetshire, 1768) composed WAREHAM, so named for his birthplace. A glover by trade, Knapp served as the parish clerk at St. James's Church in Poole (1729-1768) and was organist in both Wareham and Poole. Known in his time as the "coun…

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WINCHESTER NEW

The original version of WINCHESTER NEW appeared in Musikalisches Handbuch der geistlichen Melodien, published in Hamburg, Germany, in 1690 by Georg Wittwe. It was set to the text “Wer nur den lieben Gott” (see 446). An expanded version of the tune was a setting for "Dir, dir Jehova" (see 203) in…

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