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LITANY, NO. 1 (Turpin)

LITANY, NO. 1 (Turpin)

Composer: Edmund Hart Turpin
Published in 1 hymnal


Composer: Edmund Hart Turpin

Turpin, Edmund Hart, organist; b. Nottingham on 4 May 1835; m. 1st Sarah Anne Watson in 1857; m. 2nd Sarah Hobbs in 1905; d. in London, on 25 Oct. 1907) Go to person page >

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Title: LITANY, NO. 1 (Turpin)
Composer: Edmund Hart Turpin
Meter: 7.7.7.6
Incipit: 55651 32223 4323
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove

Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
Dew descending from above,
Breath of life and fire of love;
Hear us, Holy Spirit.

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