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Close to Thee

Author: Rena Presley

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First Line: When I am lonely, downcast and blue
Title: Close to Thee
Author: Rena Presley
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O Jesus I need Thee everywhere I go
Publication Date: 1948
Copyright: Copyright, 1948, by Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Co. in "Silver Tones"

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Silver Tones #1a

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