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[Hark, the sounds melodious stealing]

[Hark, the sounds melodious stealing]

Composer: Anonymous (1912)
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Composer: 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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Tune Information

Title: [Hark, the sounds melodious stealing]
Composer: Anonymous (1912)
Incipit: 55557 57656 45375
Key: C Major
Source: Sunday School Hymnal, English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri (St. Louis, Missouri: Concordia Publishing House, 1912
Copyright: Public Domain
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #2162
Text: Hark, the Sounds Melodious Stealing
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  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
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The Cyber Hymnal #2162

The Cyber Hymnal #2162
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