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Why search the future and the past

Author: Charles H. Barlow

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First Line: Why search the future and the past
Author: Charles H. Barlow
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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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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Christian Science Hymnal #a11

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Christian Science Hymnal #aa11

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Christian Science Hymnal #11

Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) #391

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Christian Science Hymnal #11a

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Christian Science Hymnal #11

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